celestial globe

noun

See under globe(def 3).

Origin of celestial globe

First recorded in 1755–65

Words nearby celestial globe

celeste, celestial, celestial city, celestial empire, celestial equator, celestial globe, celestial guidance, celestial hierarchy, celestial horizon, celestial latitude, celestial longitude

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