Globus
Encyclopedia
Globus is Latin for sphere
or globe
. It may also refer to:
Sphere
A sphere is a perfectly round geometrical object in three-dimensional space, such as the shape of a round ball. Like a circle in two dimensions, a perfect sphere is completely symmetrical around its center, with all points on the surface lying the same distance r from the center point...
or globe
Globe
A globe is a three-dimensional scale model of Earth or other spheroid celestial body such as a planet, star, or moon...
. It may also refer to:
Business
- Glo-BusGlo-BusThe Global Business Simulation Strategy Game, or "Glo-Bus," by McGraw-Hill Irwin is a Business simulation game.It was developed in 2008 to help educate students in the field of Business Strategy...
, a global business strategy simulation game - Globus (clothing)Globus (Clothing)Globus is a retail clothing store, based in Mumbai, India. Its part of the Rajan Raheja group. The chain store has recently launched 150 stores in India.Kareena Kapoor has become the brand ambassador, and plans to launch her own clothing line with the store....
, an Indian clothing retail store - Globus (company)Globus (company)Globus is a Swiss department store company, with 13 department stores in Switzerland. The group, which also includes the Herren Globus chain of menswear stores and the Office World chain of office supplies stores, it is owned by Switzerland's largest retailer, Migros.Globus was founded in 1907 in...
, a Swiss department store chain - Globus (hypermarket), a hypermarketHypermarketIn commerce, a hypermarket is a superstore combining a supermarket and a department store. The result is an expansive retail facility carrying a wide range of products under one roof, including full groceries lines and general merchandise...
chain in Germany, the Czech Republic and Russia - Globus (publisher), a Spanish magazine publisher
- Globus (weekly)Globus (weekly)Globus is a Croatian weekly news magazine published in Zagreb.The magazine was started in 1990, having some of its first issues published during the Croatian War of Independence. Originally devised as tabloid, it never took an openly chauvinist approach of Slobodni tjednik and always tried to give...
, a newspaper published in Croatia - Globus AllianceGlobus AllianceThe Globus Alliance is an international association dedicated to developing fundamental technologies needed to build grid computing infrastructures...
, an engineering association for grid computing infrastructure- Globus ToolkitGlobus ToolkitThe Globus Toolkit, currently at version 5, is an open source toolkit for building computing grids developed and provided by the Globus Alliance.-Standards implementation:The Globus Toolkit is an implementation of the following standards:...
, software that implements specifications proposed by the Globus Alliance
- Globus Toolkit
Transportation
- Globus, a model of CoachCoach (vehicle)A coach is a large motor vehicle, a type of bus, used for conveying passengers on excursions and on longer distance express coach scheduled transport between cities - or even between countries...
built by bus manufacturer Tata MotorsTata MotorsTata Motors Limited is an Indian multinational automotive corporation headquartered in Mumbai, India. Part of the Tata Group, it was formerly known as TELCO... - Globus AirlinesGlobus AirlinesGlobus is a Russian airline based at Domodedovo International Airport and a subsidiary of S7 Group. It operates scheduled and charter flights to domestic and some international destinations...
, a Russian airline - Globus family of brandsGlobus family of brandsThe Globus family of brands is a worldwide group of escorted tour, river cruise and independent travel package companies, including the brands Globus, Cosmos, Avalon Waterways and Monograms.-Historic Timeline:...
, a worldwide group of package tour operators
Medicine
- globus pallidusGlobus pallidusThe globus pallidus also known as paleostriatum, is a sub-cortical structure of the brain. Topographically, it is part of the telencephalon, but retains close functional ties with the subthalamus - both of which are part of the extrapyramidal motor system...
, a sub-cortical structure in the brain - globus pharyngisGlobus PharyngisGlobus pharyngis is the persistent sensation of having phlegm, a pill or some other sort of obstruction in the throat when there is none...
(also globus sensation or globus hystericus), a feeling of a lump at the back of the throat
People
- Globus, nickname of Odilo GlobocnikOdilo GlobocnikOdilo Lotario Globocnik was a prominent Austrian Nazi and later an SS leader. He was an acquaintance of Adolf Eichmann, who played a major role in the extermination of Jews and others during the Holocaust...
, a World War II Nazi and SS leader - Solomon GlobusSolomon GlobusSolomon M. Globus was a Lithuanian chess master.He took 6th at Vilna 1909 , and took 13th at Vilna 1912 ....
(born 1856), Lithuanian chess master - Stephen GlobusStephen GlobusStephen Globus is a New York City Venture Capitalist who is third generation from a prominent banking family. He is currently a founder and director of which is a major Medical Company in China. He was a founding shareholder of which is a San Francisco area biotechnology company that designs...
, New York City venture capitalist - Yoram GlobusYoram GlobusYoram Globus Yoram Globus Yoram Globus (born 21 October 1941 in Tiberias, Israel, is an Israeli director and producer who is most famous for his association with Cannon Films Inc., a company he ran with his cousin Menahem Golan....
(born 1941), Israeli film producer
Other
- Globus (map)GlobeA globe is a three-dimensional scale model of Earth or other spheroid celestial body such as a planet, star, or moon...
, a globe, a three-dimensional scale model of Earth - Globus (music)Globus (music)Globus is the commercial name of a mix of producers, musicians and vocalists from the prominent movie trailer music production company Immediate Music...
, the commercial name of a mix of producers, musicians, and vocalists from the movie trailer music production company Immediate Music - Globus crucigerGlobus crucigerThe globus cruciger is an orb topped with a cross , a Christian symbol of authority used throughout the Middle Ages and even today on coins, iconography and royal regalia...
, an orb topped with a cross, a Christian symbol
See also
- Globe (disambiguation)Globe (disambiguation)Globe commonly refers to:* Globe, a three-dimensional scale model of Earth or other astronomical body* The globe, an alternative name for Earth* Any other spherical or roughly spherical objectGlobe may also refer to:-Places:...
- Gobus (disambiguation)