- spherule
- noun Date: 1665 a little sphere or spherical body
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sphérule — ● sphérule nom féminin Petite sphère. ⇒SPHÉRULE, subst. fém. SC. Petit corps sphérique. Plus ou moins rapidement la bactérie se transforme en une petite sphérule qu entoure une épaisse membrane (QUILLET Méd. 1965, p. 188). Prononc.:[ ]. Étymol.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Spherule — Spher ule, n. [L. spherula: cf. F. sph[ e]rule.] A little sphere or spherical body; as, quicksilver, when poured upon a plane, divides itself into a great number of minute spherules. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spherule — [sfer′o͞ol, sfir′o͞ol; sfer′yo͞ol, sfir′yo͞ol] n. [L sphaerula, dim. of sphaera: see SPHERE] a small sphere or spherical body; globule spherular adj … English World dictionary
spherule — spherular /sfer yoo leuhr, sfear /, adj. spherulate /sfer yoo layt , lit, sfear /, adj. /sfer oohl, yoohl, sfear /, n. a small sphere or spherical body. [1655 65; < LL sphaerula. See SPHERE, ULE] * * * … Universalium
spherule — noun A small sphere … Wiktionary
spherule — 1. A small spherical structure. 2. A sporangiallike structure filled with endospores at maturity, produced within tissue and in vitro by Coccidioides immitis. [LL. sphaerula, dim. of L. sphaera, sphere, ball] * * * sphe·rule (sfērґūl)… … Medical dictionary
sphérule — (sfé ru l ) s. f. 1° Petite masse sphérique. • Ayant versé une grosse goutte de mercure dans une assiette de porcelaine, je l écrasai et en formai un grand nombre de petites sphérules, RUMFORD Instit. Mém. scienc. 1807, 2e sem. p. 99.… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
spherule — spher·ule || sfɪruËl / sferjuËl n. small sphere, globule … English contemporary dictionary
spherule — [ sfɛrju:l] noun a small sphere. Derivatives spherular adjective Origin C17: from late L. sphaerula, dimin. of L. sphaera (see sphere) … English new terms dictionary
spherule — spher•ule [[t]ˈsfɛr ul, yul, ˈsfɪər [/t]] n. a small sphere or spherical body • Etymology: 1655–65 spher′u•lar yʊ lər adj … From formal English to slang
