spheral
Americanadjective
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of or shaped like a sphere; spherical
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perfectly rounded; symmetrical
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of spheral
From the Late Latin word sphaerālis, dating back to 1565–75. See sphere, -al 1
Example Sentences
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It is the spheral form appearing in thought.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 37, November, 1860 by Various
No longer my hands shall bear the coal to the lips of the inspired singer—no longer my voice modulate its tones to the accompaniment of spheral harmonies.
From Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. by Fuller, Margaret
The voice of the Spirit, like spheral music, flows out of the darkness.
From The Masque of the Elements by Scheffauer, Herman George
The cloud-rack, the sunrise and sunset glories, rainbows, and northern lights are not quite so spheral as our childhood thought them; and the part our organization plays in them is too large.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 01, November, 1857 A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics by Various
The atmosphere is redolent of costly herbs, which, with the well-known rotary motion of the earth, impart density and spacefulness to our spheral persons: this is the philosophy of our presence.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 80, June, 1864 by Various
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