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spherical

[ sfer-i-kuhl, sfeer- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

having the form of a sphere; globular.
Synonyms: rounded
formed in or on a sphere, as a figure.
of or relating to a sphere or spheres.
pertaining to the heavenly bodies, or to their supposed revolving spheres or shells.
pertaining to the heavenly bodies regarded astrologically as exerting influence on humankind and events.

spherical

/ ˈsfɛrɪkəl /

shaped like a sphere
of or relating to a sphere
spherical geometry
geometry formed on the surface of or inside a sphere
a spherical triangle
1. of or relating to heavenly bodies
2. of or relating to the spheres of the Ptolemaic or the Copernican system

1515–25; < Late Latin sphēric ( us ) ( spherics ¹ ) + -al ¹

Objects more massive than a certain amount are more spherical than not, while punier specimens are lumpy and irregular.

And, oh, occasionally, the golden snitch—a flying spherical ball—will flutter into the proceedings, creating chaos.

When it is new, and also when in its waning stages it is visible in the daytime, the spherical form is very apparent.

We may note that in a few months of heavy weather the stones of such a fall have all been reduced to rudely spherical forms.

These bits are commonly distinctly faceted; they rarely have a spherical form.

Upon these spherical aggregations of the clouds the winds act in extremely varied ways.

He was crouching, the spherical plastic object in his right hand, his thumb over the button, when the field collapsed.

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