Globe
noun
A round model of the Earth that you can turn to study.
He spun the globe and pointed to where he was born.
Often appears as...
- spin the globe
- globe model
noun
All of the people or places in the world.
News corporations from across the globe covered the event.
Often appears as...
- across the globe
- around the globe
noun
A round object or shape.
She held the glass globe of the wine in her hand.
Often appears as...
- glass globe
- globe shape
noun
A round model of the Earth that you can turn to study.
He spun the globe and pointed to where he was born.
Often appears as...
- spin the globe
- globe model
noun
All of the people or places in the world.
News corporations from across the globe covered the event.
Often appears as...
- across the globe
- around the globe
noun
A round object or shape.
She held the glass globe of the wine in her hand.
Often appears as...
- glass globe
- globe shape
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Educational Tool
A globe is often used in classrooms to teach geography and can be interactive.
The teacher used a globe to explain the continents.
Pro Tip 2/3Decorative Piece
Globes are also popular as decorative items in homes and offices.
A vintage globe adorned the library's reading nook.
Pro Tip 3/3Not a Map
A globe represents Earth in 3D, differing from flat maps which may distort geography.
Unlike maps, the globe does not have North at the top.
Pro Tip 1/3Educational Tool
A globe is often used in classrooms to teach geography and can be interactive.
The teacher used a globe to explain the continents.
Pro Tip 2/3Decorative Piece
Globes are also popular as decorative items in homes and offices.
A vintage globe adorned the library's reading nook.
Pro Tip 3/3Not a Map
A globe represents Earth in 3D, differing from flat maps which may distort geography.
Unlike maps, the globe does not have North at the top.
Pro Tip 1/3Educational Tool
A globe is often used in classrooms to teach geography and can be interactive.
The teacher used a globe to explain the continents.
Pro Tip 2/3Decorative Piece
Globes are also popular as decorative items in homes and offices.
A vintage globe adorned the library's reading nook.
Pro Tip 3/3Not a Map
A globe represents Earth in 3D, differing from flat maps which may distort geography.
Unlike maps, the globe does not have North at the top.
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How to take a picture of...
In other words, as the disco ball spins, those mirrors change locations and we get to observe different parts of the image. The imaging algorithms we develop fill in the missing gaps of the disco ball in order to reconstruct the underlying black hole image. If we had telescopes located everywhere on the globe --
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The colossal consequences...
civilization-destroying apocalypse caused by events half a globe away will remain a powerful and terrifying vision. Less fictional than we would like to believe. "The winds were withered in the stagnant air, and the clouds perish'd; darkness had no need of aid from them --
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Todd Humphreys: How to...
accurate within two feet anywhere on the globe, but we know that in the world of nonfiction, the GPS dot is impossible, right? For one thing, GPS doesn't work indoors, and for another, they don't make devices quite this small, especially when those devices have to relay
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The nurdles' quest for...
They may be tiny, look harmless, and sound like a bunch of cartoon characters, but don't be fooled. These little guys are plotting ocean domination. Nurdles are some of the planet's most pervasive pollutants, found in lakes, rivers, and oceans across the globe.
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How brass instruments...
that can be heard in musical genres across the globe. By harnessing the power of natural resonance in a flexible and controllable way, brass instruments are great examples of the fusion of human creativity with the physics of our world.
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Flat Earth vs. Round...
we're seeing is actually real you think it's because oh yeah here in flat earth believe it's a globe mister demonstration that doesn't change anyone Korea Lord no mark do you really believe this stuff tell me the truth
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Paul Tudor Jones II: Why...
but can be expanded anywhere around the globe, and maybe we'll find out that the most important thing for the public is that we create living wage jobs, or make healthy products, or help, not harm, the environment.
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Peter van Uhm: Why I...
that has contributed greatly to reducing the statistics of war, conflict and violence around the globe. It is this participation in peacekeeping missions that has led to the resolution of many civil wars.
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Creating a Bio-Industrial...
artisans this is nervous system stuff it's beautiful the algorithms come from leaf venation designs are going to cross crisscross the globe in life runs on information
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A Perfect Planet:...
weather is vital to life rain clouds form and powerful winds carry this fresh water around the globe revitalizing the land
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How to take a picture of...
In other words, as the disco ball spins, those mirrors change locations and we get to observe different parts of the image. The imaging algorithms we develop fill in the missing gaps of the disco ball in order to reconstruct the underlying black hole image. If we had telescopes located everywhere on the globe --
Video examples
The colossal consequences...
civilization-destroying apocalypse caused by events half a globe away will remain a powerful and terrifying vision. Less fictional than we would like to believe. "The winds were withered in the stagnant air, and the clouds perish'd; darkness had no need of aid from them --
Video examples
Todd Humphreys: How to...
accurate within two feet anywhere on the globe, but we know that in the world of nonfiction, the GPS dot is impossible, right? For one thing, GPS doesn't work indoors, and for another, they don't make devices quite this small, especially when those devices have to relay
Video examples
The nurdles' quest for...
They may be tiny, look harmless, and sound like a bunch of cartoon characters, but don't be fooled. These little guys are plotting ocean domination. Nurdles are some of the planet's most pervasive pollutants, found in lakes, rivers, and oceans across the globe.
Video examples
How brass instruments...
that can be heard in musical genres across the globe. By harnessing the power of natural resonance in a flexible and controllable way, brass instruments are great examples of the fusion of human creativity with the physics of our world.
Video examples
Flat Earth vs. Round...
we're seeing is actually real you think it's because oh yeah here in flat earth believe it's a globe mister demonstration that doesn't change anyone Korea Lord no mark do you really believe this stuff tell me the truth
Video examples
Paul Tudor Jones II: Why...
but can be expanded anywhere around the globe, and maybe we'll find out that the most important thing for the public is that we create living wage jobs, or make healthy products, or help, not harm, the environment.
Video examples
Peter van Uhm: Why I...
that has contributed greatly to reducing the statistics of war, conflict and violence around the globe. It is this participation in peacekeeping missions that has led to the resolution of many civil wars.
Video examples
Creating a Bio-Industrial...
artisans this is nervous system stuff it's beautiful the algorithms come from leaf venation designs are going to cross crisscross the globe in life runs on information
Video examples
A Perfect Planet:...
weather is vital to life rain clouds form and powerful winds carry this fresh water around the globe revitalizing the land
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John Muir
American Environmentalist
The forests of America, however slighted by man, must have been a great delight to God; for they were the best he ever planted. The whole continent was a garden, and from the beginning, it seemed to be favored above all the other wild parks and gardens of the globe.
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Natan Sharansky
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By helping readers understand these mechanics, I hope they will appreciate why freedom is for everyone, why it is essential for our security and why the free world plays a critically important role in advancing democracy around the globe.
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American Writer
We eat as sons and daughters, as families, as communities, as generations, as nations, and increasingly as a globe. We can't stop our eating from radiating influence even if we want to.
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Jeremy Stoppelman
American Businessman
I don't feel necessarily it's winner-take-all across the globe, where there has to be one local guide for the entire world. We'll certainly do as many of these markets as we can.
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