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spherule
[ sfer-ool, -yool, sfeer- ]
noun
- a small sphere or spherical body.
spherule
/ ˈsfɛruːl /
noun
- a very small sphere or globule
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Derived Forms
- ˈspherular, adjective
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Other Words From
- spher·u·lar [sfer, -y, oo, -ler, sfeer, -], adjective
- spher·u·late [sfer, -y, oo, -leyt, -lit, sfeer, -], adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of spherule1
C17: from Late Latin sphaerula a little sphere
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Example Sentences
Considerable areas may sometimes be seen without any yolk-spherule whatever.
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What can be more widely contrasted than a newly-born child and the small gelatinous spherule constituting the human ovum?
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Lastly, I must tell you about the color of the blue sky which was illustrated by the spherule embedded in an elastic solid.
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Imagine the solid to extend miles horizontally and miles down, and imagine this spherule to vibrate up and down.
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It is supposed to be of chemical origin, each spherule being an aggregation of particles round a central nucleus.
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