spherical
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /sfɛɹɪkəl/, /sfiːɹɪkəl/
spherical
- (geometry) Shaped like a sphere.
- Synonyms: globular, orbicular, round
- (geometry) (no comparative or superlative) Of, or pertaining to, spheres.
- (mathematics) Of a coordinate system, specifying the location of a point in a plane by using a radius and two angles.
- (astrology) Of or relating to the heavenly orbs, or to the sphere or spheres in which, according to ancient astronomy and astrology, they were set.
- 1606: William Shakespeare, King Lear, Act 1, Scene 2
- Knaves, thieves, and treachers by spherical predominance.
- 1606: William Shakespeare, King Lear, Act 1, Scene 2
- French: sphérique
- German: kugelförmig, sphärisch, kugelig
- Italian: sferico
- Portuguese: esférico
- Russian: сфери́ческий
- Spanish: esférico
- French: sphérique
- German: kugelförmig
- Italian: sferico
- Portuguese: esférico
- Russian: сфери́ческий
- Spanish: esférico
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