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spherical

/ˈsfɛɹɪkəl/
/ˈsfiːɹɪkəl/

Rhymes with -ɛɹɪkəl

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English spheric [from Latin sphaericus, from Ancient Greek σφαιρικός (sphairikós)] + -al.

adjective more spherical · most spherical · sphærical

Shaped as a sphere; being a sphere. The ability of a segment of a glass sphere to magnify whatever is placed before it was known around the year 1000, when the spherical segment was called a reading stone, essentially what today we might term a frameless magnifying glass or plain glass paperweight.
Similar: spheric, spheral, globular, orbicular, round
not comparable Of, or pertaining to, spheres.
Of a coordinate system, specifying the location of a point in a plane by using a radius and two angles.
Of or relating to the heavenly orbs, or to the sphere or spheres in which, according to ancient astronomy and astrology, they were set. Knaves, thieves, and treachers by spherical predominance.
Of a multivariate probability distribution, to have a covariance matrix equal to the identity matrix up to a multiplicative factor. a spherical Gaussian distribution

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Closest in meaning: spheric, globular, globose, orbicular, round, circular, global, ball-shaped, globoid, sphere, trigonometry, orbiculate, spheroidal, spheroidic, spherelike, rotund

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adj shaped like a sphere

Español	esférico
中文	球形的 qiúxíng de, 球面的 qiúmiàn de
हिन्दी	वलयाकार valyākār, गोलाकार golākār
Português	esférico
Français	sphérique
Deutsch	kugelförmig, sphärisch, kugelig
Italiano	sferico
Ελληνικά	σφαιρικός sfairikós
Română	sferic
Русский	сфери́ческий sferíčeskij
العربية	كُرَوِيّ kurawiyy

adj of or relating to a sphere or spheres

Español	esférico
中文	球形的 qiúxíng de, 球面的 qiúmiàn de
Português	esférico
Français	sphérique
Deutsch	kugelförmig
Italiano	sferico
Ελληνικά	σφαιρικός sfairikós
Русский	сфери́ческий sferíčeskij

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@misc{spherical_2026,
  title = {spherical},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/spherical},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}