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   sphere

   /sfɪə/

   noun

   • 1. a round solid figure, or its surface, with every point on its surface equidistant from its centre.
   • ▪ a spherical object; a ball or globe: "the markers on the route included two conspicuous black spheres" Similar globeballorbspheroidglobuleroundbubblerare:spherule
   • ▪ a globe representing the earth: "the room was littered with books, maps, and spheres"
   • ▪ a celestial body: literary "he sometimes took out his telescope to make sure the spheres were still revolving in good order"
   • ▪ the sky perceived as a vault upon or in which celestial bodies are represented as lying. literary
   • ▪ each of a series of revolving concentrically arranged spherical shells in which celestial bodies were formerly thought to be set in a fixed relationship.
   • 2. an area of activity, interest, or expertise; a section of society or an aspect of life distinguished and unified by a particular characteristic: "political reforms to match those in the economic sphere" Similar domainrealmprovincefieldarearegionterritoryarenadepartmentarea of interestarea of studydisciplinespecialityspecialty

   verb

   • 1. enclose in or as if in a sphere: archaic "mourners, sphered by their dark garb"
   • ▪ form into a rounded or perfect whole: archaic "you, hitherto, have still had goodness sphered within your eyes"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French espere, from late Latin sphera, earlier sphaera, from Greek sphaira ‘ball’.

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › sphereSphere Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of SPHERE is the apparent surface of the heavens of which half forms the dome of the visible sky. How to use sphere in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSPHERE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   SPHERE definition: 1. an object shaped like a round ball: 2. a subject or area of knowledge, work, etc.: 3. an…. Learn more.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › sphereSPHERE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   SPHERE meaning: 1. an object shaped like a round ball: 2. a subject or area of knowledge, work, etc.: 3. an…. Learn more.

5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › SphereSphere - Wikipedia

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   A sphere (from Greek σφαῖρα, sphaîra) [1] is a geometrical object that is a three-dimensional analogue to a two-dimensional circle. Formally, a sphere is the set of points that are all at the same distance r from a given point in three-dimensional space. [2]

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitionsphere noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   Definition of sphere noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › sphereSphere - definition of sphere by The Free Dictionary

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   1. a. a solid geometric figure generated by the revolution of a semicircle about its diameter; a round body whose surface is at all points equidistant from the center. b. the surface of such a figure; a spherical surface. 2. any rounded, globular body. 3. a. a planet or star; heavenly body. b. celestial sphere.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSPHERE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   sphere in British English. (sfɪə) noun. 1. mathematics. a. a three-dimensional closed surface such that every point on the surface is equidistant from a given point, the centre. b. the solid figure bounded by this surface or the space enclosed by it.