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spheral Definition


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sphere
noun
    1a. math.
      A round three-dimensional figure where all points on the surface are an equal distance from the centre;
    1b. math.
      The surface of this kind of figure.
    2. A globe or ball.
    3. A field of activity.
      Example: Rugby's not really my sphere
    4. A class or circle within society.
      Example: We don't move in the same sphere any more
    5a. Any body in the sky, such as a planet, star, etc;
    5b. poetic
      The sky itself;
    5c. Any of the concentric shells that were once thought by astronomers to revolve around the Earth carrying the Moon, Sun, planets and fixed stars.
Derivative: spheral
adj
    Derivative: sphered
    adj
      Derivative: sphereless
      adj
        Derivative: spherelike
        adj
          Etymology: 13c: from French espere, from Greek sphaira a globe.



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