Dictionary Definition
global adj
1 involving the entire earth; not limited or
provincial in scope; "global war"; "global monetary policy";
"neither national nor continental but planetary"; "a world crisis";
"of worldwide significance" [syn: planetary, world(a), worldwide]
2 having the shape of a sphere or ball; "a
spherical object"; "nearly orbicular in shape"; "little globular
houses like mud-wasp nests"- Zane Grey [syn: ball-shaped,
globose, globular, orbicular, spheric, spherical]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Adjective
- spherical,
ball-shaped
- In the center was a small, global mass....
- In the context of "not comparable": of or relating to a globe or sphere
- In the context of "not comparable": concerning all parts of the
world
- Pollution is a global problem.
- In the context of "not comparable|computing": of a variable, accessible by all
parts of a program
- Global variables keep support engineers employed.
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Translations
of or relating to a globe or sphere
- Finnish: pallo-
concerning all parts of the world
- Finnish: maailmanlaajuinen, globaali
- French: global, global, mondial, mondiale
- German: global
- Hungarian: globális
- Polish: globalny
- Russian: всемирный, глобальный
of a variable, in computing
- Finnish: globaali
- German: global
- Russian: глобальный
- ttbc Bulgarian: глобален, глобална, глобално (globalen, globalna, globalno)
- ttbc Chinese: 全球
- ttbc Dutch: globaal, wereldwijd (2)
- ttbc French: global
- ttbc Persian: جهانی (jahani)
- ttbc Spanish: mundial (2), global (3)
French
Adjective
- global italbrac concerning the whole world
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Spanish
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Extensive Definition
The adjective global and the
adverb globally mean
pertaining to, or embracing, the totality of a number of items,
categories, etc. They also mean comprehensive and all-inclusive.
Global is a synonym of
worldwide and means
of, or relating to, or involving the entire world in the general sense or as
the planet Earth.
It has been argued that global has replaced
international or
world as a way of referring to issues, processes and structures
that affect human beings collectively.
Global may also refer to:
- Global (cutlery), a Japanese brand of cutlery
- Global Television Network, a Canadian television network
- A global variable, an object in computer programming accessible in any scope
- Global (album), by Paul van Dyk
- Global Aero Logistics, and airline and holding company
- Global (Soca album), an album by Trinidadian Bunji Garlin
global in Danish: Global
global in German: Global
global in French: Global
global in Polish: Globalny
global in Simple English: Global
global in Swedish: Global
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
absolute, across-the-board,
admitting no exception, all-comprehending, all-comprehensive,
all-covering, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-filling,
all-including, all-inclusive, all-out, all-pervading, allover, blanket, broad, bulblike, bulbous, categorical, catholic, clear, compendious, complete, comprehensive, conclusive, cosmic, cosmopolitan, country-wide,
decided, decisive, definite, definitive, determinate, developed, downright, ecumenic, ecumenical, ellipsoid, encyclopedic, entire, epidemic, explicit, express, extensive, far-reaching,
final, fixed, flat, flat-out, full, full-fledged, full-grown,
full-scale, galactic,
globate, globe-shaped,
globed, globelike, globoid, globose, globular, heaven-wide, hemispheric, implicit, inappealable, indisputable, intact, international, mature, matured, national, nondenominational,
nonsectarian,
obovoid, omnibus, orb, orbed, orbic, orbicular, orbiculate, orblike, orby, out-and-out, outright, over-all, ovoid, pandemic, panoramic, peremptory, perfect, planetary, positive, ripe, round, solid, sphere-shaped, spherelike, spheric, spheriform, spheroid, straight, straight-out,
sweeping, synoptic, total, unabbreviated, uncircumscribed,
unconditional,
unconditioned,
uncut, undiminished, undoubting, unequivocal, unexpurgated, unhampered, unhesitating, universal, unlimited, unmistakable, unmitigated, unqualified, unquestioning, unreserved, unrestricted, unwaivable, utter, whole, wide-ranging, without
exception, without omission, without reserve, world-wide, worldwide