global
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EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From French global, from Old French globe, from Latin globus.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
global (comparative more global, superlative most global)
- Spherical, ball-shaped.
- In the center was a small, global mass.
- (not comparable) Of or relating to a globe or sphere.
- Concerning all parts of the world.
- 2003, Catherine Dupré, Importing the law in post-communist transitions, page 169:
- Some rights are more global than others; social rights in particular do not seem to globalise easily.
- 2013 June 7, Joseph Stiglitz, “Globalisation is about taxes too”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 26, page 19:
- It is time the international community faced the reality: we have an unmanageable, unfair, distortionary global tax regime. It is a tax system that is pivotal in creating the increasing inequality that marks most advanced countries today […].
- Pollution is a global problem.
- (not comparable, computing) Of a variable, accessible by all parts of a program.
- Global variables keep support engineers employed.
- Which has to be considered in its entirety.
SynonymsEdit
- (spherical): ball-shaped, globular, round, spherical
- (of or relating to a globe or sphere):
- (concerning all parts of the world): world-wide, planetary
AntonymsEdit
- (concerning all parts of the world): domestic, national, local, regional
- (of a variable, in computing): local
HyponymsEdit
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
spherical
of or relating to a globe or sphere
concerning all parts of the world
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of a variable, in computing
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NounEdit
global (plural globals)
- (computing) A globally scoped identifier.
AntonymsEdit
See alsoEdit
CatalanEdit
FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From globe ("globe"), from Latin globus (“globe, sphere”).
PronunciationEdit
- IPA(key): /ɡlɔ.bal/
- Homophones: globale, globales
AdjectiveEdit
global (feminine singular globale, masculine plural globaux, feminine plural globales)
SynonymsEdit
- (spherical): globulaire, sphérique
- (worldwide): mondial
AntonymsEdit
- (not worldwide): local, régional
- (not on the whole): particulier, spécifique
Related termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “global” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
GermanEdit
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
global (not comparable)
- global (worldwide)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of global
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist global | sie ist global | es ist global | sie sind global | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | globaler | globale | globales | globale |
| genitive | globalen | globaler | globalen | globaler | |
| dative | globalem | globaler | globalem | globalen | |
| accusative | globalen | globale | globales | globale | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der globale | die globale | das globale | die globalen |
| genitive | des globalen | der globalen | des globalen | der globalen | |
| dative | dem globalen | der globalen | dem globalen | den globalen | |
| accusative | den globalen | die globale | das globale | die globalen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein globaler | eine globale | ein globales | (keine) globalen |
| genitive | eines globalen | einer globalen | eines globalen | (keiner) globalen | |
| dative | einem globalen | einer globalen | einem globalen | (keinen) globalen | |
| accusative | einen globalen | eine globale | ein globales | (keine) globalen | |
SynonymsEdit
- (worldwide): weltweit
AntonymsEdit
Further readingEdit
- global in Duden online
Norwegian BokmålEdit
EtymologyEdit
From the noun globus.
AdjectiveEdit
global (neuter singular globalt, definite singular and plural globale)
SynonymsEdit
Derived termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “global” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian NynorskEdit
EtymologyEdit
From the noun globus.
AdjectiveEdit
global (neuter singular globalt, definite singular and plural globale)
Derived termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “global” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
PortugueseEdit
Etymology 1Edit
AdjectiveEdit
global m or f (plural globais, comparable)
- global (concerning all parts of the world)
- (computing, of a variable) global (accessible by all parts of a program)
SynonymsEdit
- (concerning all parts of the world): mundial
Etymology 2Edit
AdjectiveEdit
global m or f (plural globais, comparable)
- Of or pertaining to Rede Globo, a Brazilian TV network.
- ator global ― global actor (actor of Rede Globo)
Further readingEdit
Rede Globo on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Rede Globo on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia pt
SpanishEdit
SwedishEdit
EtymologyEdit
AdjectiveEdit
global (not comparable)
- global, spanning the entire globe, the whole world, international, universal
DeclensionEdit
| Inflection of global | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | global | — | — |
| Neuter singular | globalt | — | — |
| Plural | globala | — | — |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | globale | — | — |
| All | globala | — | — |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. | |||