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Definitions for spherical
ˈsfɛr ɪ kəl, ˈsfɪər-spher·i·cal
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Princeton's WordNet
sphericaladjective
of or relating to spheres or resembling a sphere
"spherical geometry"
ball-shaped, global, globose, globular, orbicular, spheric, sphericaladjective
having the shape of a sphere or ball
"a spherical object"; "nearly orbicular in shape"; "little globular houses like mud-wasp nests"- Zane Grey
Wiktionary
sphericaladjective
shaped like a sphere
sphericaladjective
(no comparative or superlative) of, or pertaining to, spheres
Etymology: From Latin, from σφαιρικός
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Spherical, Spherickadjective
Etymology: spherique, French; from sphere.
What descent of waters could there be in a spherical and round body, wherein there is nor high nor low. Walter Raleigh.
Though sounds spread round, so that there is an orb or spherical area of the sound, yet they go farthest in the forelines from the first local impulsion of the air. Francis Bacon.
By discernment of the moisture drawn up in vapours, we must know the reason of the spherical figures of the drops. Joseph Glanvill.
A fluid mass necessarily falls into a spherical surface. John Keill.
Where the central nodule was globular, the inner surface of the first crust would be spherick; and if the crust was in all parts of the same thickness, that whole crust would be spherical. John Woodward, on Fossils.
We make guilty of our disasters the sun, the moon, and stars, as if we were villains by spherical predominance. William Shakespeare.
Wikipedia
spherical
A sphere (from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα (sphaîra) 'globe, ball') is a geometrical object that is a three-dimensional analogue to a two-dimensional circle. A sphere is the set of points that are all at the same distance r from a given point in three-dimensional space. That given point is the centre of the sphere, and r is the sphere's radius. The earliest known mentions of spheres appear in the work of the ancient Greek mathematicians. The sphere is a fundamental object in many fields of mathematics. Spheres and nearly-spherical shapes also appear in nature and industry. Bubbles such as soap bubbles take a spherical shape in equilibrium. The Earth is often approximated as a sphere in geography, and the celestial sphere is an important concept in astronomy. Manufactured items including pressure vessels and most curved mirrors and lenses are based on spheres. Spheres roll smoothly in any direction, so most balls used in sports and toys are spherical, as are ball bearings.
ChatGPT
spherical
Spherical refers to anything that has the shape or form of a sphere, which is a three-dimensional object perfectly round and symmetrical in all directions, like a ball or globe. It can also refer to concepts or measurements related to spheres in mathematics, physics, and other sciences.
Webster Dictionary
Sphericaladjective
alt. of Spheric
Entomology
Spherical
in the form of a sphere: a body in which all diameters are equal.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of spherical in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of spherical in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of spherical in a Sentence
. . . for until that God who rules all the region of the sky. . . has freed you from the fetters of your body, you cannot gain admission here. Men were created with the understanding that they were to look after that sphere called Earth, which you see in the middle of the temple. Minds have been given to them out of the eternal fires you call fixed stars and planets, those spherical solids which, quickened with divine minds, journey through their circuits and orbits with amazing speed....
Stuart Would ya look at the size of that kid's head It's the size of a planetoid and it has it's own weather system Looks like an orange on a toothpick I'm not kidding, that boy's head is like Sputnik spherical but quite pointy at parts He'll be crying himself to sleep tonight, on his huge pillow.
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- كرويةArabic
- esfèricCatalan, Valencian
- kulovitýCzech
- sfæriskDanish
- kugelförmig, sphärischGerman
- σφαιρικόςGreek
- sfereca, sferaEsperanto
- esféricoSpanish
- sfäärilineEstonian
- pallomainen, pyöreäFinnish
- sphériqueFrench
- sféarúilIrish
- esféricoGalician
- sfericoItalian
- כַּדוּרִיHebrew
- လုံးBurmese
- bolvormigDutch
- sfæriskNorwegian Nynorsk
- sfæriskNorwegian
- غونډPashto, Pushto
- esféricoPortuguese
- sfericRomanian
- сферическийRussian
- sfäriskSwedish
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