GLOBAL

global, planetary, world, worldwide, world-wide

(adjective) 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”

global, ball-shaped, globose, globular, orbicular, spheric, spherical

(adjective) having the shape of a sphere or ball; “a spherical object”; “nearly orbicular in shape”; “little globular houses like mud-wasp nests”- Zane Grey

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

global (comparative more global, superlative most global)

Spherical, ball-shaped.

(not comparable) Of or relating to a globe or sphere.

Concerning all parts of the world.

(not comparable, computing) Of a variable, accessible by all parts of a program.

Which has to be considered in its entirety.

Synonyms

• (spherical): ball-shaped, globular, round, spherical

• (of or relating to a globe or sphere)

• (concerning all parts of the world): world-wide, planetary

Antonyms

• (concerning all parts of the world): domestic, national, local, regional

• (of a variable, in computing): local

Hyponyms

• quasi-global

• semiglobal

• superglobal

• transglobal

• sub-global

Noun

global (plural globals)

(computing) A globally scoped identifier.

Antonyms

• local

Adverb

global (comparative more global, superlative most global)

In the global manner; world-wide.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

23 November 2024

THEORETICAL

(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”


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Coffee Trivia

The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

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