sphere
Plural: spheres
Noun
- a particular environment or walk of life
- "his social sphere is limited"
- any spherically shaped artifact
- the geographical area in which one nation is very influential
- a particular aspect of life or activity
- a solid figure bounded by a spherical surface (including the space it encloses)
- a three-dimensional closed surface such that every point on the surface is equidistant from the center
- the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
- A surface in three dimensions consisting of all points equidistant from a center. .
- An object which appears to be bounded by a sphere; a round object, a ball.
- The celestial sphere: 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).
- An area of activity for a planet; or by extension, an area of influence for a god, hero etc.
- The region in which something or someone is active; one's province, domain.
- The natural, normal, or proper place (of something).
- The set of all points in three-dimensional Euclidean space (or n-dimensional space, in topology) that are a fixed distance from a fixed point .
- The domain of reference of a proposition, subject, or predicate, or the totality of the particular subjects to which it applies.
Verb
Verb Forms: sphered, sphering, spheres
- To form into a round or spherical shape.
- To place in a sphere, or among the spheres; to ensphere.
- To make round or spherical; to perfect.
Examples
- He tried to sphere his jumbled rack of tiles into a coherent word.
- in one's sphere
- sphere of influence
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English spere, from Old French sphere, from Late Latin sphēra, earlier Latin sphaera (“ball, globe, celestial sphere”), from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα (sphaîra, “ball, globe”), of unknown origin. Not related to superficially similar Persian سپهر (sepehr, “sky”) .
Synonyms
area, arena, celestial sphere, domain, empyrean, field, firmament, heavens, orbit, sector, sphere of influence, vault of heaven, welkin, 2-sphere, element, orb
Scrabble Score: 11
sphere: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordsphere: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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