spherical
- Adjective:
- Having the shape of a sphere or ball: Describes an object that is perfectly round in three dimensions, like a ball.
- Relating to or resembling a sphere: Pertaining to the properties, geometry, or shape of a sphere.
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- The Earth is not a perfectly spherical body; it is slightly flattened at the poles.
- A soap bubble often forms a beautiful, fragile spherical shape.
- The ancient Greeks studied spherical geometry to understand the stars.
"Spherical aberration": An optical effect where light rays passing through a lens or reflecting from a mirror do not converge at a single point, causing a blurred image.
- High-quality telescopes are designed to minimize spherical aberration.
"Spherical coordinate system": A coordinate system for three-dimensional space where the position of a point is specified by its distance from a fixed origin and two angles.
- In physics, some problems are easier to solve using a spherical coordinate system.
Spherically (adverb): In a spherical manner or form.
- The liquid formed spherically due to surface tension.
Sphericity (noun): The quality or state of being spherical; roundness.
- The sphericity of the planetoid was confirmed by radar measurements.
Sphere (noun): A perfectly round three-dimensional geometric object.
- A basketball is an example of a sphere.
Subspherical (adjective): Approximately spherical; nearly round.
- The pebbles on the beach were worn into subspherical shapes.
- Globular: Having the shape of a globe or sphere.
- Orbicular: Circular or spherical in shape.
- Round: Shaped like a circle or sphere.
- Angular: Having sharp angles or corners.
- Flat: Having a level surface; not curved or spherical.
- Cubic: Having the shape of a cube.
Spherical angle: An angle formed on the surface of a sphere by the intersection of two great circles.
- In astronomy, the angular distance between two stars can be considered a spherical angle.
Spherical triangle: A triangle formed on the surface of a sphere by arcs of three great circles.
- Navigators once used formulas for spherical triangles to plot courses across oceans.
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having the shape of a sphere or ball
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a spherical object
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nearly orbicular in shape
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little globular houses like mud-wasp nests- Zane Grey
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of or relating to spheres or resembling a sphere
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spherical geometry
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