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spheric

[sfer-i-kuhl, sfeer-]

spher·i·cal

[sfer-i-kuhl, sfeer-]
adjective
1.
having the form of a sphere; globular.
2.
formed in or on a sphere, as a figure.
3.
of or pertaining to a sphere or spheres.
4.
pertaining to the heavenly bodies, or to their supposed revolving spheres or shells.
5.
pertaining to the heavenly bodies regarded astrologically as exerting influence on humankind and events.
Also, spher·ic.


Origin:
1515–25; < Late Latin sphēric(us) (see spherics1) + -al1

spher·i·cal·i·ty, noun
spher·i·cal·ly, adverb
non·spher·ic, adjective
non·spher·i·cal, adjective
non·spher·i·cal·ly, adverb
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non·spher·i·cal·i·ty, noun
qua·si-spher·i·cal, adjective
qua·si-spher·i·cal·ly, adverb
sub·spher·ic, adjective
sub·spher·i·cal, adjective
un·spher·i·cal, adjective
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1. rounded.

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World English Dictionary
spherical or spheric (ˈsfɛrɪkəl)
 
adj
1.  shaped like a sphere
2.  of or relating to a sphere: spherical geometry
3.  geometry formed on the surface of or inside a sphere: a spherical triangle
4.  a.  of or relating to heavenly bodies
 b.  of or relating to the spheres of the Ptolemaic or the Copernican system
 
spheric or spheric
 
adj
 
'spherically or spheric
 
adv
 
'sphericalness or spheric
 
n

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sferic also spheric   (sfîr'ĭk, sfěr'-)  Pronunciation Key 
A radio emission from a stroke of lightning.
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