spheral

[ sfeer-uh l ]

/ ˈsfɪər əl /

adjective

of or relating to a sphere.

symmetrical; perfect in form.

Nearby words

sphenoparietal sinus, sphenopsid, sphenorbital, sphenotic, spher-, spheral, sphere, sphere of influence, spherical, spherical aberration, spherical angle

Origin of spheral

From the Late Latin word sphaerālis, dating back to 1565–75. See sphere, -al¹

Related forms

sphe·ral·i·ty

[sfi-ral-i-tee] /sfɪˈræl ɪ ti/, nounin·ter·spher·al, adjectivenon·spher·al, adjective

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Examples from the Web for spheral

There are voices and voices, but only now and then one which is pitched in the key of the spheral harmonies.
The Quickening|Francis Lynde
I could not conscientiously lead you to the altar, even a spheral altar, if I were not prepared to pay house rent and coal bills.
Sunny Slopes|Ethel Hueston
That was to be filled with spheral music which lay under lock and bolt deep within his nature.
Rest Harrow|Maurice Hewlett
The voice of the Spirit, like spheral music, flows out of the darkness.
The Masque of the Elements|Herman Scheffauer

The ancients had their spheral melodies, but have not we ours, which only want a sense sufficiently refined to hear them?
The Glaciers of the Alps|John Tyndall

British Dictionary definitions for spheral

spheral

/ (ˈsfɪərəl) /

adjective

of or shaped like a sphere; spherical

perfectly rounded; symmetrical

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spheral

adjective

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spheral

adjective