centrosphere

[ sen-truh-sfeer ]

noun
  1. Cell Biology. the protoplasm around a centrosome; the central portion of an aster, containing the centrosome.

  2. Also called barysphere .Geology. the central or interior portion of the earth.

Origin of centrosphere

1
First recorded in1895–1900; centro- + -sphere

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British Dictionary definitions for centrosphere

centrosphere

/ (ˈsɛntrəˌsfɪə) /


noun
  1. a former name for core (def. 4)

  2. another name for centrosome

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