Globus

Globus is Latin for sphere or globe. It may also refer to:

Science and technology

• Globus pallidus, a sub-cortical structure in the brain
• Globus pharyngeus (also globus sensation or globus hystericus), a feeling of a lump at the back of the throat
• GLOBUS, a radar system in Norway
• Voskhod Spacecraft "Globus" IMP navigation instrument

Business

• Globus (clothing retailer), an Indian clothing retail chain
• Globus (department store), a Swiss department store chain
• Globus Holding, a German retail group that operates hypermarkets and hardware stores under the Globus and Globus Baumarkt brands
• Globus Medical, a medical device company based in Audubon, Pennsylvania

Transportation

• Tata Globus, a range of buses by Tata Motors
• Globus Airlines, a Russian airline
• Globus family of brands, a group of travel package companies

Media

• Globus (weekly), a political magazine published in Croatia
• Globus (Macedonian magazine)

People

• Amy Globus, American artist and entrepreneur
• Globus, nickname of Odilo Globocnik, a World War II Nazi and SS leader
• Solomon Globus (born 1856), Lithuanian chess master
• Stephen Globus, New York City venture capitalist
• Yoram Globus (born 1941), Israeli film producer

Other uses

• Globus (music), a movie trailer music-inspired band
• Globus cruciger, an orb topped with a cross, a Christian symbol
• Globus Institute for Globalisation and Sustainable Development at Tilburg University, the Netherlands

See also

• Globe (disambiguation)
• Gobus (disambiguation)