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spherical

Often ²õ±è³ó±ð°ù·¾±³¦

[sfer-i-kuhl, sfeer-]

adjective

  1. having the form of a sphere; globular.

    Synonyms:
  2. formed in or on a sphere, as a figure.

  3. of or relating to a sphere or spheres.

  4. pertaining to the heavenly bodies, or to their supposed revolving spheres or shells.

  5. pertaining to the heavenly bodies regarded astrologically as exerting influence on humankind and events.



spherical

/ ˈ²õ´ÚÉ›°ùɪ°ìÉ™±ô /

adjective

  1. shaped like a sphere

  2. of or relating to a sphere

    spherical geometry

  3. geometry formed on the surface of or inside a sphere

    a spherical triangle

    1. of or relating to heavenly bodies

    2. of or relating to the spheres of the Ptolemaic or the Copernican system

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms

  • sphericality noun
  • spherically adverb
  • nonspheric adjective
  • nonspherical adjective
  • nonspherically adverb
  • nonsphericality noun
  • quasi-spherical adjective
  • quasi-spherically adverb
  • subspheric adjective
  • subspherical adjective
  • unspherical adjective
  • ˈ²õ±è³ó±ð°ù¾±³¦²¹±ô±ô²â adverb
  • ˈ²õ±è³ó±ð°ù¾±³¦²¹±ô²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of spherical1

1515–25; < Late Latin ²õ±è³óŧ°ù¾±³¦ ( us ) ( spherics 1 ) + -al 1
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Example Sentences

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These are not conventional “Saturday Night Fever†spherical mirror balls but small rotating step-pyramids, doubled-up, flat sides pressed together one atop the other and then suspended, like mirror reflections of themselves.

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The lander capsule is a tough, spherical object about a metre wide and weighs nearly half a tonne.

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He charted his progress in building the bike on YouTube, demonstrating its use although the spherical wheels did come off as the velocity increased.

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“I keep messing up my curve balls,†she shouts, manically flicking her fingers across her phone screen to throw Poké Balls, the spherical tools used to catch Pokémon, the mission of the game.

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The huge spherical chamber that hosted Sierra Space’s tests in July and August this year induced a vacuum and also simulated lunar temperatures and pressures.

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