globe Copy link Outline I. Any round object1. glŏbus2. sphaera3. pĭlaII. The earth • globe: I. Any round object: 1. glŏbus: g.s of fire, g. flammarum, Virg. G. 1, 473. Dimin. glŏbŭlus, Plin. 2. sphaera: Cic.: v. sphere. 3. pĭla: a g. of glass filled with water, vitrea p. aquâ plena, Sen. N. Q. 1, 6, 6: v. ball. (N.B.--Orbis strictly denotes a plane figure: v. circle.) II. The earth: orbis, is, m.: usu. with terrae, terrarum, Cic.: v. earth.