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sphere
[ sfeer ]
/ sfɪər /
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Definition of sphere
noun
verb (used with object), sphered, spher·ing.
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Origin of sphere
1250–1300; <Late Latin sphēra,Latin sphaera globe <Greek sphaîra ball; replacing Middle English spere<Old French spere<Late Latin spēra, variant of sphēra
OTHER WORDS FROM sphere
sphereless, adjectivespherelike, adjectivesubsphere, nounun·spher·ing, adjectiveWords nearby sphere
Other definitions for sphere (2 of 2)
-sphere
a combining form of sphere (planisphere); having a special use in the names of the layers of gases and the like surrounding the earth and other celestial bodies (ionosphere).
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British Dictionary definitions for sphere (1 of 2)
sphere
/ (sfɪə) /
noun
verb (tr) mainly poetic
to surround or encircle
to place aloft or in the heavens
Word Origin for sphere
C14: from Late Latin sphēra, from Latin sphaera globe, from Greek sphaira
British Dictionary definitions for sphere (2 of 2)
-sphere
n combining form
having the shape or form of a spherebathysphere
indicating a spherelike enveloping massatmosphere
Derived forms of -sphere
-spheric, adj combining formCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Medical definitions for sphere
sphere
[ sfîr ]
n.
A ball-shaped or a globular body.
Other words from sphere
spher′al (sfîr′əl) adj.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Scientific definitions for sphere
sphere
[ sfîr ]
A three-dimensional geometric surface having all of its points the same distance from a given point.
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