globe
part of speech
noun (a globe, globes)
meaning for a pupil
1) A globe is a ball-shaped model of the Earth, with a map of the world on it. tree →
2) The globe means the whole world or the Earth. tree →
3) A globe is any object shaped like a ball. tree →
4) In Australia and New Zealand, a globe can mean a light bulb. tree →
sense in the lessons
In geography, a globe shows the Earth's real shape, with continents, oceans, the equator, poles and lines of latitude and longitude; it is more accurate than a flat map, which stretches some places. It spins on a tilted axis like the Earth. In maths, a globe is a sphere. Phrases: «around the globe», «spin the globe», «snow globe», «the globe» (the world).
examples
- Find the United Kingdom on the globe. tree →
- The globe spins on a tilted axis. tree →
- People around the globe watched the World Cup. tree →
- A snow globe has tiny flakes that swirl when you shake it. tree →
- The equator is a line around the middle of the globe. tree →
- A globe is the best way to see the true shape of the continents. tree →
- The light globe in the hall needs changing. tree →
- Sailors travelled across the globe. tree →
- The great city where he resided was very gay; every day many strangers from all parts of the globe arrived. tree →
note
Plural globes. Adjective: global (worldwide), e.g. «global warming». In maths, the shape of a globe is a sphere. «Globe» as a light bulb is Australian/NZ use.
In the corpora
- In the UK zebra crossings have flashing orange globes on black and white poles, called Belisha beacons.
- Only a globe can show the shapes, areas, distances and directions of all places correctly at the same time.
- Amir guesses the globe has like 300 countries.
- A globe is a small model of the Earth.
- A globe is a small round model of the Earth that shows the true shapes of the lands and seas.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «globe» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.