spherical
adjective
having the form of a sphere; globular.
spherically
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a word derived from
spherical.
Example Sentences
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"Scientists usually assume that the interiors of planetary bodies are generally spherically symmetric, but this is not necessarily true," Berne says.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
In the past, most supernova simulations simplified the situation by assuming stars were spherically symmetric or by using simplified physics.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 9, 2023
Furthermore, the authors found scutoids in the spherically curved surface layers of zebrafish embryos where none would be predicted.
From Nature ● Sep. 9, 2018
According to the Standard Model, an electron’s charge is spherically distributed.
From Economist ● Jan. 11, 2018
Let us, for simplicity's sake, imagine a spherically shaped metallic body, say, a ball of copper, which we expose to the influence of heat.
From Man or Matter by Ernst Lehrs
