terrestrial globe

noun

See under globe(def 3).

Origin of terrestrial globe

First recorded in 1550–60

Words nearby terrestrial globe

terrell, terrence, terrene, terreplein, terrestrial, terrestrial globe, terrestrial guidance, terrestrial planet, terrestrial radiation, terrestrial telescope, terret

Definition for terrestrial 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 terrestrial globe

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