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or sphero-; also sphaer- or sphaero-
combining form
Etymology: New Latin sphaer-, from Greek sphair-, sphairo-, from sphaira sphere
sphere <spherule> <spherometer>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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spher — spher·al; spher·aster; strato·spher·ic; tro·po·spher·ic; at·mo·spher·i·cal; at·mo·spher·i·cal·ly; hem·i·spher·i·cal; hem·i·spher·i·cal·ly; ion·o·spher·ic; meg·a·lo·spher·ic; mi·cro·spher·ic; plan·i·spher·ic; semi·spher·ic; semi·spher·i·cal;… … English syllables
spher|y — «SFIHR ee», adjective, spher|i|er, spher|i|est. 1. = spherical. (Cf. ↑spherical) 2. like a heavenly body; starlike … Useful english dictionary
spher- — pref. Variant of sphero . * * * … Universalium
Spher… — siehe Sphär… … Universal-Lexikon
spher|al — «SFIHR uhl», adjective. 1. = spherical. (Cf. ↑spherical) 2. symmetrically rounded, or perfect: »The poet, whose verses are to be spheral and complete (Emerson) … Useful english dictionary
spher|ic — «SFEHR ihk», adjective. spherical: a) = globular. (Cf. ↑globular) b) formed in or on a sphere. c) of or having to do with a sphere or spheres … Useful english dictionary
spher´i|cal|ly — spher|i|cal «SFEHR uh kuhl», adjective. 1. shaped like a sphere; globular. 2. formed in or on a sphere: »spherical lines or figures. 3. of or having to do with a sphere or spheres; dealing with the properties of the sphere or spherical figures. 4 … Useful english dictionary
spher|i|cal — «SFEHR uh kuhl», adjective. 1. shaped like a sphere; globular. 2. formed in or on a sphere: »spherical lines or figures. 3. of or having to do with a sphere or spheres; dealing with the properties of the sphere or spherical figures. 4. of or… … Useful english dictionary
spher|ics — spher|ics1 «SFEHR ihks», noun. the study of figures, such as circles and triangles, formed on the surface of a sphere, comprising spherical geometry and trigonometry. spher|ics2 «SFEHR ihks», noun. the study and detection of distant atmospheric… … Useful english dictionary
spher|a|tor — «SFIHR ay tuhr», noun. a device in which highly ionized gas is confined by a magnetic field produced by a current in a superconducting ring: »A spherator…has a single ring inside a current carrying elliptical chamber (Ernest P. Gray). ╂[<… … Useful english dictionary
spher|i|cal|i|ty — «SFEHR uh KAL uh tee», noun. spherical state or form … Useful english dictionary
