sphere
[ sfeer ]
/ sfɪər /
noun
verb (used with object), sphered, spher·ing.
Origin of sphere
1250–1300; < Late Latin
sphēra, Latin
sphaera globe < Greek
sphaîra ball; replacing Middle English
spere < Old French
spere < Late Latin
spēra, variant of
sphēra
OTHER WORDS FROM sphere
sphere·less, adjective sphere·like, adjective sub·sphere, noun un·spher·ing, adjectiveWords nearby sphere
Definition for sphere (2 of 2)
-sphere
a combining form of sphere (planisphere); having a special use in the names of the layers of gases and the like surrounding the earth and other celestial bodies (ionosphere).
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British Dictionary definitions for sphere (1 of 2)
sphere
/ (sfɪə) /
noun
verb (tr) mainly poetic
to surround or encircle
to place aloft or in the heavens
Word Origin for sphere
C14: from Late Latin
sphēra, from Latin
sphaera globe, from Greek
sphaira
British Dictionary definitions for sphere (2 of 2)
-sphere
n combining form
having the shape or form of a sphere
bathysphere
indicating a spherelike enveloping mass
atmosphere
Derived forms of -sphere
-spheric, adj combining formMedical definitions for sphere
sphere
[ sfîr ]
n.
A ball-shaped or a globular body.
Other words from sphere
spher′al (sfîr′əl) adj.Scientific definitions for sphere
sphere
[ sfîr ]
A three-dimensional geometric surface having all of its points the same distance from a given point.