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globe
  1. Any spherical (or nearly spherical) object.
  2. The planet Earth.
  3. A spherical model of Earth or any planet.
  4. (dated or Australia, South Africa) A light bulb.
  5. A circular military formation used in Ancient Rome, corresponding to the modern infantry square.
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  7. Examples:
    1. “Colleges and universities around the globe have begun offering Internet-based courses.”
      “It resembled a globe on a cylinder, with two nacelles.”
globalisation
  1. The process of becoming a more interconnected world.
  2. The process of the world economy becoming dominated by capitalist models. (World System Theory by I. Wallerstein)
  3. Examples:
    1. “Hence, they can deal with the forces of globalisation without rancour and adapt with a sense of cultural pride and confidence.”
      “On the whole it does not seem that New Zealanders are coping so well with the challenges of globalisation.”
      “The capitalist response to this has been the process known as globalisation.”
globoid
  1. (mathematics) A spherical representation or projection of a sphere or ellipsoid.
  2. Mathematical connotation of globe.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “A globoid stood proudly in the center of the museum, captivating visitors with its intricate world map etched onto its surface.”
globophobia
  1. Fear or dislike of globalization.
  2. Extreme fear of balloons.
  3. Examples:
    1. “Those who can be said to suffer from globophobia include those who adopt both far right and far left political positions.”
      “People are dangerously suffering from globophobia says a senior floor trader in New York.”
      Globophobia has been used to refer to the fear of globalization, though it can also mean the fear of balloons.”
globality
  1. The end-state of globalization – a hypothetical condition in which the process of globalization is complete or nearly so, barriers have fallen, and "a new global reality" is emerging.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “While we work for that true globality, we confront today's interaction of globalisation and rapid technological development.”
      “This is a rather modest amount compared to the globality of what we are doing.”
      “Jomtien, New Delhi, Vienna, Cairo, Copenhagen and Beijing are among the cities that have hosted these rendezvous with globality.”
globefish
  1. Any of many marine fish in the family Tetraodontidae, especially the puffer or sunfish, that can inflate itself to form a globe.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “This site is shallow but very interesting with many stingarees, globefish, flathead, velvetfish and salmon.”
      “A woman holds a rotund globefish behind the spherical head of an old man in his Fish Vendors.”
      “Also referred to as pufferfish, blowfish, sea squab and globefish, fugu Varies in degrees of toxicity.”
globulomer
  1. (biochemistry) Any of a group of globular amyloid beta-peptide oligomers that are implicated in the development of Alzheimer's disease
globularist
  1. (pejorative) One who holds that the Earth is globular (by approximation spherical).
globophobe
globosity
  1. A spherical or globose shape.
global
  1. (computing) A globally scoped identifier.
globalization
  1. Alternative spelling of globalisation
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  3. Examples:
    1. “He explained the process of adapting to globalization and how we should administer our human resources in the modern world.”
      “We could begin to address problems of globalization, problems of maldistribution and problems of unpredictable violence.”
      “Economic globalization has fostered a more intensive global economic interdependency.”
globalizer
  1. One who, or that which, globalizes.
globule
  1. A small round particle of substance; a drop.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “But close inspection of the structure obtained from X-ray crystallography allows us to follow the strand as it twists and turns through the compact globule.”
      “Higher pressures force solvent into the protein matrix, resulting in unfolding through a molten globule state.”
      “Keep an eye out for cuckoo spit, a globule of froth that conceals the tiny froghopper, easily squashed between thumb and finger.”
globular
  1. (astronomy) A globular cluster
globularness
  1. The quality of being globular.
globoseness
  1. The property of being globose.
globularity
  1. The state of being globular.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “An additional result from the prediction of solvent accessibility is that of protein globularity.”
      “Combined treatment has the added bonus of smaller particle size, more globularity, and lesser surface tension.”
globulet
  1. A little globule.
globalisations
  1. plural of globalisation
globalizations
globularists
  1. plural of globularist
globularities
globalizers
  1. plural of globalizer
globophobes
  1. plural of globophobe
globulomers
  1. plural of globulomer
globefishes
globosities
  1. plural of globosity
globulars
  1. plural of globular
globulets
  1. plural of globulet
globoids
globules
  1. plural of globule
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  3. Examples:
    1. “They are thought to represent lysosomal globules, composed of apoptotic bodies phagocytosed by the tumor cells.”
      “In contrast to the fluid yolk of atherinomorphs, yolk is organized into globules in other taxa.”
      “The cruor, or red portion of the blood, has been found, on submitting it to a microscope, to be composed of globules.”
globals
  1. plural of global
globes
  1. plural of globe
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Mercator made many new maps and globes, but his greatest contribution to cartography must be the Mercator projection.”
      “Once set in motion and free of outside disturbances, the axes of these spinning globes should keep pointing in the same direction.”
      “Add a few drops of ammonia to the rinse water for glass lamps, chimneys, and globes.”
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