The difference between Globe and Sphere

When used as nouns, globe means any spherical (or nearly spherical) object, whereas sphere means a regular three-dimensional object in which every cross-section is a circle.

When used as verbs, globe means to become spherical, whereas sphere means to place in a sphere, or among the spheres.


check bellow for the other definitions of Globe and Sphere

  1. Globe as a noun:

    Any spherical (or nearly spherical) object.

    Examples:

    "the globe of the eye; the globe of a lamp"

  2. Globe as a noun:

    The planet Earth.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek John Locke"

  3. Globe as a noun:

    A spherical model of Earth or any planet.

  4. Globe as a noun (dated, or, Australia, South Africa):

    A light bulb.

  5. Globe as a noun:

    A circular military formation used in Ancient Rome, corresponding to the modern infantry square.

  6. Globe as a noun (slang, chiefly plural):

    A woman's breasts.

  1. Globe as a verb (intransitive):

    To become spherical.

  2. Globe as a verb (transitive):

    To make spherical.

  1. Sphere as a noun (mathematics):

    A regular three-dimensional object in which every cross-section is a circle; the figure described by the revolution of a circle about its diameter .

  2. Sphere as a noun:

    A spherical physical object; a globe or ball.

  3. Sphere as a noun (astronomy, now, _, rare):

    The apparent outer limit of space; the edge of the heavens, imagined as a hollow globe within which celestial bodies appear to be embedded.

  4. Sphere as a noun (historical, astronomy, mythology):

    Any of the concentric hollow transparent globes formerly believed to rotate around the Earth, and which carried the heavenly bodies; there were originally believed to be eight, and later nine and ten; friction between them was thought to cause a harmonious sound (the music of the spheres).

  5. Sphere as a noun (mythology):

    An area of activity for a planet; or by extension, an area of influence for a god, hero etc.

  6. Sphere as a noun (figuratively):

    The region in which something or someone is active; one's province, domain.

  7. Sphere as a noun (geometry):

    The set of all points in three-dimensional Euclidean space (or n-dimensional space, in topology) that are a fixed distance from a fixed point .

  8. Sphere as a noun (logic):

    The extension of a general conception, or the totality of the individuals or species to which it may be applied.

  1. Sphere as a verb (transitive):

    To place in a sphere, or among the spheres; to ensphere.

  2. Sphere as a verb (transitive):

    To make round or spherical; to perfect.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Tennyson"