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GLOBAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope
Example:
of worldwide significance
Synonyms:
global; planetary; world; world-wide; worldwide
Classified under:
Similar:
international (concerning or belonging to all or at least two or more nations)
Derivation:
globe (the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Having the shape of a sphere or ball
Example:
little globular houses like mud-wasp nests
Synonyms:
ball-shaped; global; globose; globular; orbicular; spheric; spherical
Classified under:
Similar:
circular; round (having the shape or form of a circle)
Derivation:
globe (an object with a spherical shape)
Context examples:
An activity defined at a global library level that is an action whose immediate and primary intention is the alteration of the physical condition of the study subject or experimental unit.
(Defined Procedure, NCI Thesaurus)
Beyond this natural change, human-caused global warming has hastened the speed of the retreat.
(Retreat of Yakutat Glacier, NASA)
Your work seems to have global appeal, so think big and broad—there’s no stopping you this year.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
During March, the average temperature across global land and ocean surfaces was 1.53°F (0.85°C) above the 20th century average.
(March 2015 and first quarter of year warmest on record, NOAA)
A relationship between a composite activity and an option that can satisfy it, i.e. choice and option activities, where all these activities are part of a global library of activities.
(Defined Option Relationship, NCI Thesaurus)
An activity defined at a global library level that identifies a characteristic or requirement intended to be applied to a potential study subject to determine whether they may not participate in a study.
(Defined Inclusion Criterion, NCI Thesaurus)
An administrative activity defined at the global library level that represents the communication of a message to a recipient.
(Defined Notification, NCI Thesaurus)
Unlike Earth, Mars does not have a global magnetic field that envelops the entire planet.
(Auroras on Mars, NASA)
This instrument contains 5 sections with a total of 12 items pertaining to facial and oral movements, global judgments, trunk movements, dental status, and extremity movements.
(Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale Questionnaire, NCI Thesaurus)
A combined research program of the National Marrow Donor Program and the Medical College of Wisconsin that collaborates with the global scientific community to advance hematopoietic cell transplantation and cellular therapy research worldwide.
(Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, NCI Thesaurus)
