spherule
[ sfer-ool, -yool, sfeer- ]
/ ˈsfɛr ul, -yul, ˈsfɪər- /
noun
a small sphere or spherical body.
OTHER WORDS FROM spherule
spher·u·lar [sfer-yoo-ler, sfeer-] /ˈsfɛr yʊ lər, ˈsfɪər-/, adjective spher·u·late [sfer-yoo-leyt, -lit, sfeer-] /ˈsfɛr yʊˌleɪt, -lɪt, ˈsfɪər-/, adjectiveWords nearby spherule
Example sentences from the Web for spherule
Imagine the solid to extend miles horizontally and miles down, and imagine this spherule to vibrate up and down.
Conversation with him reduced the world from a sphere to a spherule.
The Life of Sir Richard Burton |Thomas WrightLastly, I must tell you about the color of the blue sky which was illustrated by the spherule embedded in an elastic solid.
Here is a spherule which is producing it in an elastic solid.
British Dictionary definitions for spherule
spherule
/ (ˈsfɛruːl) /
noun
a very small sphere or globule
Derived forms of spherule
spherular, adjectiveWord Origin for spherule
C17: from Late Latin
sphaerula a little
sphere