terrestrial globe

American  

noun

1. globe3

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Usage

What does terrestrial globe mean? A terrestrial globe is a three-dimensional model of Earth. It’s usually just called a globe.The word terrestrial means relating to or representing Earth as distinct from other planets. There are also globes representing the moon and other planets, but globes of Earth are most common. A celestial globe is one that represents space and depicts the locations of stars and constellations.Terrestrial globes are associated with their use in classrooms for the subject of geography. They show Earth’s water, land, and often its national borders. They’re also often labeled with the names of countries, cities, bodies of water, and other features. Sometimes, they show the 3D topography of Earth’s surface—features like mountains and valleys.Example: Using a terrestrial globe is a great way to have your students learn about geography.

Etymology

Origin of terrestrial globe

First recorded in 1550–60

Example Sentences

De Wit, as a painter, is not at all in Vermeer’s league, but I’m struck by the details his painting shares with Vermeer’s “The Geographer,” painted in the same year, 1669: the single open window to the left, the leaded glass, the terrestrial globe, the richly patterned rug on the table.

From New York Times

If you stand close to her 2009-2010 “Globe” — a terrestrial globe, hand-drawn on paper and wood and as light as a feather — you can use your breath to make it move slightly in the air.

From Washington Post

Hopeful astronomers called these planets “super-Earths,” imagining them to be larger versions of our own terrestrial globe, but the few with measured densities proved to be more like “mini-Neptunes,” lighter and puffier than any rocky world could ever be.

From Scientific American

But in Japanese, it is “diplomacy that looks down upon the terrestrial globe.”

From Washington Post

There is no need to animadvert to the deeds of that day, which shall resound, for weal or woe, as long as this terrestrial globe has habitation.

From Literature