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globe       (glōb)  Pronunciation Key  n.   A body with the shape of a sphere, especially a representation of the earth in the form of a hollow ball. The earth. A planet. A spherical or bowllike container, especially a glass cover for a light bulb. A sphere emblematic of sovereignty; an orb. intr. & tr.v.   globed, glob·ing, globes To assume the shape of or form into a sphere. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin globus.]

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globe
noun
1.	the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on; "the Earth moves around the sun"; "he sailed around the world" [syn: Earth]
2.	an object with a spherical shape; "a ball of fire" [syn: ball]
3.	a sphere on which a map (especially of the earth) is represented

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Globe, AZ (city, FIPS 28030) Location: 33.38281 N, 110.75431 W
Population (1990): 6062 (2615 housing units)
Area: 21.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 85501

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Globe\, n. [L. globus, perh. akin to L. glomus a ball of yarn, and E. clump, golf: cf. F. globe.]

1. A round or spherical body, solid or hollow; a body whose surface is in every part equidistant from the center; a ball; a sphere.

2. Anything which is nearly spherical or globular in shape; as, the globe of the eye; the globe of a lamp.

3. The earth; the terraqueous ball; -- usually preceded by the definite article. --Locke.

4. A round model of the world; a spherical representation of the earth or heavens; as, a terrestrial or celestial globe; -- called also artificial globe.

5. A body of troops, or of men or animals, drawn up in a circle; -- a military formation used by the Romans, answering to the modern infantry square.

Him round A globe of fiery seraphim inclosed. --Milton.

Globe amaranth (Bot.), a plant of the genus Gomphrena (G. globosa), bearing round heads of variously colored flowers, which long retain color when gathered.

Globe animalcule, a small, globular, locomotive organism (Volvox globator), once throught to be an animal, afterward supposed to be a colony of microscopic alg[ae].

Globe of compression (Mil.), a kind of mine producing a wide crater; -- called also overcharged mine.

Globe daisy (Bot.), a plant or flower of the genus Globularing, common in Europe. The flowers are minute and form globular heads.

Globe sight, a form of front sight placed on target rifles.

Globe slater (Zo["o]l.), an isopod crustacean of the genus Spheroma.

Globe thistle (Bot.), a thistlelike plant with the flowers in large globular heads (Cynara Scolymus); also, certain species of the related genus Echinops.

Globe valve. (a) A ball valve. (b) A valve inclosed in a globular chamber. --Knight.

Syn: Globe, Sphere, Orb, Ball.

Usage: Globe denotes a round, and usually a solid body; sphere is the term applied in astronomy to such a body, or to the concentric spheres or orbs of the old astronomers; orb is used, especially in poetry, for globe or sphere, and also for the pathway of a heavenly body; ball is applied to the heavenly bodies concieved of as impelled through space.

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Globe\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Globed; p. pr. & vb. n. Globing.] To gather or form into a globe.

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