01 a. Having the form of a sphere; like a sphere; globular; orbicular; as, a spherical body.
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Having the form of a sphere; like a sphere; globular; orbicular; as, a spherical body.
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Of or pertaining to a sphere.
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Of or pertaining 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.” — Shak.“Though the stars were suns, and overburned Their spheric limitations.” — Mrs. Browning.
Phrases & compounds
Spherical geometry —
that branch of geometry which treats of spherical magnitudes; the doctrine of the sphere, especially of the circles described on its surface.
Spherical lune —
portion of the surface of a sphere included between two great semicircles having a common diameter.
Spherical opening —
the magnitude of a solid angle. It is measured by the portion within the solid angle of the surface of any sphere whose center is the angular point.
Spherical polygon —
portion of the surface of a sphere bounded by the arcs of three or more great circles.
Spherical projection —
the projection of the circles of the sphere upon a plane. See Projection.
Spherical sector —
See under Sector.
Spherical segment —
the segment of a sphere. See under Segment.
Spherical triangle —
re on the surface of a sphere, bounded by the arcs of three great circles which intersect each other.
Spherical trigonometry —
See Trigonometry.