sphere
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/sfɪə/
English
Definitions
noun
- A regular three-dimensional object in which every cross-section is a circle; the figure described by the revolution of a circle about its diameter .
- A spherical physical object; a globe or ball.
- The apparent outer limit of space; the edge of the heavens, imagined as a hollow globe within which celestial bodies appear to be embedded.
- Any of the concentric hollow transparent globes formerly believed to rotate around the Earth, and which carried the heavenly bodies; there were originally believed to be eight, and later nine and ten; friction between them was thought to cause a harmonious sound (the music of the spheres).
verb
- To place in a sphere, or among the spheres; to ensphere.
- To make round or spherical; to perfect.
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Synonyms
celestial bodycelestial sphere2-sphere3-sphereballglobeorbareadomainfieldorbitsectorfirmamentheavenswelkinsphere of influencearenaempyrean