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glob·al/glōbəl/
- Adjective (adverb globally)
- Spherical
- of, relating to, or involving the entire world : worldwide <a global system of communication>; also : of or relating to a celestial body (planet).
- ORIGIN French (1670 AD), globe + -al "worldwide, universal".
- noun (pl. albedos)(chiefly Astronomy)
- The proportion of the incident light that is reflected by a surface or ratio of light reflected from a surface.
- ORIGIN Latin (1859 AD), L. albedo, lit. "whiteness" from albus "white".
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