celestial globe


noun

See under globe(def 3).

Origin of celestial globe

First recorded in 1755–65

Definition for celestial globe (2 of 2)

globe
[ glohb ]
/ gloʊb /

noun

verb (used with object), globed, glob·ing.

to form into a globe.

verb (used without object), globed, glob·ing.

to take the form of a globe.

Origin of globe

1400–50; late Middle English < Middle French globe < Latin globus round body, ball, sphere

SYNONYMS FOR globe

1 See earth.

OTHER WORDS FROM globe

globe·like, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for celestial globe (1 of 2)

celestial globe

noun

a spherical model of the celestial sphere showing the relative positions of stars, constellations, etc

British Dictionary definitions for celestial globe (2 of 2)

globe
/ (ɡləʊb) /

noun

verb

to form or cause to form into a globe

Derived forms of globe

globelike, adjective

Word Origin for globe

C16: from Old French, from Latin globus