English adjective: global | |||
| 1. | global involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope | ||
| Samples | Global war. Global monetary policy. Neither national nor continental but planetary. A world crisis. Of worldwide significance. | ||
| Synonyms | planetary, world, world-wide, worldwide | ||
| Similar | international | ||
| Antonyms | national | ||
| 2. | global having the shape of a sphere or ball | ||
| Samples | A spherical object. Nearly orbicular in shape. Little globular houses like mud-wasp nests. | ||
| Synonyms | ball-shaped, globose, globular, orbicular, spheric, spherical | ||
| Similar | circular, round | ||
| Antonyms | square | ||