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   sphere

   /sfir/

   noun

   • 1. a round solid figure, or its surface, with every point on its surface equidistant from its center.
   • ▪ an object having a round solid shape; 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’.

   Scrabble Points: 11

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

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   Sphere definition: 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.

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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.

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

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   Define sphere. sphere synonyms, sphere pronunciation, sphere translation, English dictionary definition of sphere. n. 1. Mathematics A three-dimensional surface, all points of which are equidistant from a fixed point. 2. A spherical object or figure. 3. A celestial body,...

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

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   any of a series of hypothetical spherical shells, transparent, concentric, and postulated as revolving one within another, in which the stars, planets, sun, moon, etc. were supposedly set: a concept of ancient astronomy

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   noun. the geographical area in which one nation is very influential. synonyms: sphere of influence. see more. Pronunciation.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySPHERE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishsphere noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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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.

10. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › spheresphere | meaning of sphere in Longman Dictionary of ... - LDOCE

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    sphere meaning, definition, what is sphere: a ball shape: Learn more.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishSPHERE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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