globe

Signification

Noun

1. Any spherical (or nearly spherical) object.
2. The planet Earth.
3. A spherical model of Earth or other planet.
4. A light bulb.
5. A circular military formation used in Ancient Rome, corresponding to the modern infantry square.
6. (slang) A woman's breast.
7. (obsolete) A group.
8. A land snail of the genus Mesodon.

Verb

1. To become spherical.
2. To make spherical.

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ɡləʊb/

Étymologie

From late Middle English globe, from Middle French globe, from Old French globe, borrowed from Latin globus. Doublet of globus.

Phrases

The gold became a diaphanous , glittering globe .

L'or est devenu un globe diaphane et scintillant.