Difference between Globe and Sphere

What is the difference between Globe and Sphere?

Globe as a noun is any spherical object while Sphere as a noun is a regular three-dimensional object in which every cross-section is a circle; the figure described by the revolution of a semi-circle about its diameter.

Globe

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Any spherical object The planet Earth. A spherical model of Earth or any planet.

Sphere

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A regular three-dimensional object in which every cross-section is a circle; the figure described by the revolution of a semi-circle about its diameter.The set of all points in three-dimensional Euclidean space (or -dimensional space, in topology) that are a fixed distance from a fixed point.A spherical object; a globe or ball.The apparent outer limit of space, the edge of the heavens, imagined as a hollow globe within which celestial bodies appear to be embedded.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).An area of activity for a planet; or by extension, an area of influence for a god, hero etc.The region in which something or someone is active; one's province, domain.

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