global

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Antonyms 1.3.3 Derived terms 1.3.4 Related terms 1.3.5 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Antonyms 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Adjective 2.2.1 Related terms 2.2.2 Synonyms 2.2.3 Antonyms 3 German 3.1 Adjective 3.1.1 Synonyms 3.1.2 Antonyms 4 Spanish 4.1 Adjective 4.1.1 Antonyms 4.1.2 Related terms

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈgləʊbəl/, SAMPA: /"gl@Ub@l/
• (US) enPR: glō'bəl, IPA: /ˈgloʊbəl/, SAMPA: /"gloUb@l/
• Rhymes: -əʊbəl

[edit] Etymology

Wikipedia

globe + -al

[edit] Adjective

global (comparative more global, superlative most global)

1. spherical, ball-shaped

   In the center was a small, global mass....

2. (not comparable) of or relating to a globe or sphere
3. (not comparable) concerning all parts of the world

   Pollution is a global problem.

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

   Global variables keep support engineers employed.

[edit] Synonyms

• (spherical): ball-shaped, globular, round, spherical
• (of or relating to a globe or sphere):
• (concerning all parts of the world): international, universal, world-wide, planetary

[edit] Antonyms

• (concerning all parts of the world): local, national, regional
• (of a variable, in computing): local

[edit] Derived terms

• globalisation, globalization
• globalism; globalist
• globally
• global warming
• transglobal

[edit] Related terms

• globe
• globular

[edit] Translations

[edit] Noun

global (plural globals)

1. (computing) A globally scoped identifier.

[edit] Antonyms

• local

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

from globe 'globe', from Latin globus 'globe, sphere'

[edit] Adjective

global m.

	Singular	Plural
Masculine	global IPA: /glɔ.bal/	globaux IPA: /glɔ.bo/
Feminine	globale IPA: /glɔ.bal/	globales IPA: /glɔ.bal/

1. (originally) global, spherical; hence (concerning the whole world)
2. as a whole, on the whole

[edit] Related terms

• globe m.
• globalement
• globalisme m.
• globaliste m.
• globulare

[edit] Synonyms

• (spherical) globulaire, sphérique
• (worldwide) mondial

[edit] Antonyms

• (not worldwide) local, régional
• (not on the whole) particulier, spécifique

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[edit] German

[edit] Adjective

global (not comparable)

1. global (worldwide)
2. (computing) (worldwide)

[edit] Synonyms

• (worldwide): weltweit

[edit] Antonyms

• (worldwide): lokal, regional
• (computing): lokal

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Adjective

global m. and f. (plural globales)

1. global (worldwide)

[edit] Antonyms

• local

[edit] Related terms

• globo