Sphere Definition

sfĭr
sphered, spheres, sphering
noun
spheres
Any round body or figure having the surface equally distant from the center at all points; globe; ball.
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A spherical object or figure.
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A star, planet, etc.
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The visible heavens; sky.
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Synonyms:
verb
To put in or as in a sphere.
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To form into a sphere.
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To put among the heavenly spheres.
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Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
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affix
Something, esp. a cell or body part, resembling a sphere.
Oosphere.
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Any of the atmospheric layers surrounding a planet or star.
Chromosphere.
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suffix

(mathematics) Used to form nouns indicating a sphere of x dimensions.

N-sphere.
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Designating some layer of the Earth.
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Other Word Forms of Sphere

Noun

Singular:
sphere
Plural:
spheres

Origin of Sphere

  • From Old French sphere, from Late Latin sphÄ“ra, earlier Latin sphaera (“ball, globe, celestial sphere"), from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα (sphaira, “ball, globe"), of unknown origin. Compare Persian سپهر (sepehr, “sky")

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English spere from Old French espere from Latin sphaera from Greek sphaira

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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