Spherical: meaning, definitions and examples
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spherical
[ ˈsfɪrɪk(ə)l ]
shape
Having the shape of a sphere; round or ball-shaped.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The Earth is not a perfect sphere, but it is close to being spherical.
- She rolled the dough into spherical balls before baking them.
Translations
Translations of the word "spherical" in other languages:
🇵🇹 esférico
🇮🇳 गोलाकार
🇩🇪 sphärisch
🇮🇩 bulat
🇺🇦 сферичний
🇵🇱 sferyczny
🇯🇵 球状の
🇫🇷 sphérique
🇪🇸 esférico
🇹🇷 küresel
🇰🇷 구형의
🇸🇦 كروي
🇨🇿 sférický
🇸🇰 sférický
🇨🇳 球形的
🇸🇮 sferičen
🇮🇸 kúlulagaður
🇰🇿 сфералық
🇬🇪 სფერული
🇦🇿 sfəraşəkilli
🇲🇽 esférico
Word origin
The word 'spherical' originated from the Latin word 'sphaericus', which came from the Greek word 'sphairikos' meaning 'round'. The concept of spheres and spherical shapes has been studied and utilized in various fields such as mathematics, astronomy, and art for centuries.
See also: atmosphere, ecosphere.