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nonspherical

  • a word derived from spherical.
    spherical
    adjective
    having the form of a sphere; globular.

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Their results reveal a far more intricate, nonspherical dark matter structure than earlier models predicted -- one that naturally reproduces the spread of gamma rays without the need to invoke large numbers of pulsars.

From Science Daily Nov. 5, 2025

This precession is caused by the pull of the sun and the moon acting on the slightly nonspherical shape of the earth.

From Time Magazine Archive