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sphere
English
Alternative forms
- sphære (archaic)
- sphear (archaic)
- spheare (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English spere, from Old French sphere, from Late Latin sph?ra, earlier Latin sphaera (“ball, globe, celestial sphere”), from Ancient Greek ?????? (sphaîra, “ball, globe”), of unknown origin. Not related to superficially similar Persian ????? (sepehr, “sky”) (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /sf??/
- (US) enPR: sfîr, IPA(key): /sf??/
- Rhymes: -??(r)
Noun
sphere (plural spheres)
- (mathematics) A regular three-dimensional object in which every cross-section is a circle; the figure described by the revolution of a circle about its diameter [from 14th c.].
- A spherical physical object; a globe or ball. [from 14th c.]
- 2011, Piers Sellers, The Guardian, 6 July:
- So your orientation changes a little bit but it sinks in that the world is a sphere, and you're going around it, sometimes under it, sideways, or over it.
- 2011, Piers Sellers, The Guardian, 6 July:
- (astronomy, now rare) The apparent outer limit of space; the edge of the heavens, imagined as a hollow globe within which celestial bodies appear to be embedded. [from 14th c.]
- 1635, John Donne, "His parting form her":
- Though cold and darkness longer hang somewhere, / Yet Phoebus equally lights all the Sphere.
- 1635, John Donne, "His parting form her":
- (historical, astronomy, mythology) Any of the concentric hollow transparent globes formerly believed to rotate around the Earth, and which carried the heavenly bodies; there were originally believed to be eight, and later nine and ten; friction between them was thought to cause a harmonious sound (the music of the spheres). [from 14th c.]
- , vol.1, p.153:
- It is more simplicitie to teach our children […] [t]he knowledge of the starres, and the motion of the eighth spheare, before their owne.
- 1646, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica, I.6:
- They understood not the motion of the eighth sphear from West to East, and so conceived the longitude of the Stars invariable.
- , vol.1, p.153:
- (mythology) An area of activity for a planet; or by extension, an area of influence for a god, hero etc. [from 14th c.]
- (figuratively) The region in which something or someone is active; one's province, domain. [from 17th c.]
- 1946, Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, I.20:
- They thought – originally on grounds derived from religion – that each thing or person had its or his proper sphere, to overstep which is ‘unjust’.
- 1946, Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, I.20:
- (geometry) The set of all points in three-dimensional Euclidean space (or n-dimensional space, in topology) that are a fixed distance from a fixed point [from 20th c.].
- (logic) The extension of a general conception, or the totality of the individuals or species to which it may be applied.
Synonyms
- (object): ball, globe, orb
- (region of activity): area, domain, field, orbit, sector
- (in geometry): 3-sphere (geometry), 2-sphere (topology)
- (astronomy: apparent surface of the heavens): See celestial sphere
- (astronomy: anything visible on the apparent surface of the heavens): See celestial body
Derived terms
- blogosphere
- ensphere
- sphere of influence
- sphere of interest
Related terms
- atmosphere
- hemisphere
- ionosphere
- planisphere
- spherical
- spheroid
- stratosphere
- troposphere
Translations
Verb
sphere (third-person singular simple present spheres, present participle sphering, simple past and past participle sphered)
- (transitive) To place in a sphere, or among the spheres; to ensphere.
- (transitive) To make round or spherical; to perfect.
See also
- ball (in topology)
- Mathworld article on the sphere
- PlanetMath article on the sphere
Anagrams
- Hesper, herpes, pesher, pheers
Middle French
Alternative forms
- sphaere
- spere
Noun
sphere f (plural spheres)
- sphere (shape)
Descendants
- French: sphère
Old French
Alternative forms
- espere
- esphere
- spere
Noun
sphere f (oblique plural spheres, nominative singular sphere, nominative plural spheres)
- sphere (shape)
Descendants
- English: sphere
- French: sphère
References
- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (sphere, supplement)
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line
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: l?n, IPA(key): /la?n/
- Rhymes: -a?n
Etymology 1
From Middle English line, lyne, from Old English l?ne (“line, cable, rope, hawser, series, row, rule, direction”), from Proto-West Germanic *l?n?, from Proto-Germanic *l?n? (“line, rope, flaxen cord, thread”), from Proto-Germanic *l?n? (“flax, linen”), from Proto-Indo-European *l?no- (“flax”).
Influenced in Middle English by Middle French ligne (“line”), from Latin linea. More at linen.
The oldest sense of the word is "rope, cord, thread"; from this the senses "path", "continuous mark" were derived.
Noun
line (plural lines)
- A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.
- So this was my future home, I thought! […] Backed by towering hills, the but faintly discernible purple line of the French boundary off to the southwest, a sky of palest Gobelin flecked with fat, fleecy little clouds, it in truth looked a dear little city; the city of one's dreams.
- (geometry) An infinitely extending one-dimensional figure that has no curvature; one that has length but not breadth or thickness.
- Synonym: straight line
- (geometry, informal) A line segment; a continuous finite segment of such a figure.
- Synonym: line segment
- (graph theory) An edge of a graph.
- (geography) A circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map.
- (geography, ‘the line’ or ‘equinoctial line’) The equator.
- 1789, Olaudah Equiano, The Interesting Narrative, vol. I, ch. 1:
- Benin […] is situated nearly under the line, and extends along the coast about 170 miles […] .
- 1789, Olaudah Equiano, The Interesting Narrative, vol. I, ch. 1:
- (music) One of the straight horizontal and parallel prolonged strokes on and between which the notes are placed.
- (cricket) The horizontal path of a ball towards the batsman (see also length).
- (soccer) The goal line.
- (motoring) A particular path taken by a vehicle when driving a bend or corner in the road.
- A rope, cord, string, or thread, of any thickness.
- A hose or pipe, of any size.
- 1973, Final Environmental Statement for the Geothermal Leasing Program (US department of the interior):
- There is the possible hazard of an oil spill in case the line breaks but normal pipeline maintenance and safety measures, etc., are designed to prevent large or long continued spillage.
- 1981 October, Popular Science, volume 219, number 4, page 113:
- To the end of the metal fuel line (where it fits into the carb) you attach a four-foot length of flexible fuel line.
- 1973, Final Environmental Statement for the Geothermal Leasing Program (US department of the interior):
- Direction, path.
- The wire connecting one telegraphic station with another, a telephone or internet cable between two points: a telephone or network connection.
- A clothesline.
- A letter, a written form of communication.
- Synonyms: epistle, letter, note
- A connected series of public conveyances, as a roadbed or railway track; and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc.
- (military) A trench or rampart, or the non-physical demarcation of the extent of the territory occupied by specified forces.
- The exterior limit of a figure or territory: a boundary, contour, or outline; a demarcation.
- A long tape or ribbon marked with units for measuring; a tape measure.
- (obsolete) A measuring line or cord.
- The carpenter stretcheth out his rule; he marketh it out with a line; he fitteth it with planes, and he marketh it out with the compass, and maketh it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a man; that it may remain in the house.
- That which was measured by a line, such as a field or any piece of land set apart; hence, allotted place of abode.
- The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage.
- A threadlike crease or wrinkle marking the face, hand, or body; hence, a characteristic mark.
- Lineament; feature; figure (of one's body).
- A more-or-less straight sequence of people, objects, etc., either arranged as a queue or column and often waiting to be processed or dealt with, or arranged abreast of one another in a row (and contrasted with a column), as in a military formation. [from mid-16thc.]
- Synonyms: (Canada) lineup, (UK, Ireland) queue
- (military) The regular infantry of an army, as distinguished from militia, guards, volunteer corps, cavalry, artillery, etc.
- A series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person; a family or race; compare lineage.
- Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun.
- A small amount of text. Specifically:
- A written or printed row of letters, words, numbers, or other text, especially a row of words extending across a page or column, or a blank in place of such text.
- Synonym: row
- A verse (in poetry).
- A sentence of dialogue, especially [from the later 19thc.] in a play, movie, or the like.
- A lie or exaggeration, especially one told to gain another's approval or prevent losing it.
- A written or printed row of letters, words, numbers, or other text, especially a row of words extending across a page or column, or a blank in place of such text.
- Course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy; method of argument; department of industry, trade, or intellectual activity. [from earlier 17thc.]
- The official, stated position (or set of positions) of an individual or group, particularly a political or religious faction. [from later 19thc.]
- (slang) Information about or understanding of something. (Mostly restricted to the expressions get a line on, have a line on, and give a line on.)
- A set of products or services sold by a business, or by extension, the business itself. [from earlier 19thc.]
- (stock exchange) A number of shares taken by a jobber.
- A measure of length:
- (historical) A tsarist-era Russian unit of measure, approximately equal to one tenth of an English inch, used especially when measuring the calibre of firearms.
- One twelfth of an inch.
- One fortieth of an inch.
- (historical) A tsarist-era Russian unit of measure, approximately equal to one tenth of an English inch, used especially when measuring the calibre of firearms.
- (historical) A maxwell, a unit of magnetic flux.
- (baseball, slang, 1800s, with "the") The batter’s box.
- (fencing) The position in which the fencers hold their swords.
- Synonym: line of engagement
- (engineering) Proper relative position or adjustment (of parts, not as to design or proportion, but with reference to smooth working).
- A small path-shaped portion or serving of a powdery illegal drug, especially cocaine.
- (obsolete) Instruction; doctrine.
- Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun.
- (genetics) Population of cells derived from a single cell and containing the same genetic makeup.
- (perfusion line) a set composed of a spike, a drip chamber, a clamp, a Y-injection site, a three-way stopcock and a catheter.
- (ice hockey) A group of forwards that play together.
- (Australian rules football) A set of positions in a team which play in a similar position on the field; in a traditional team, consisting of three players and acting as one of six such sets in the team.
- (medicine, colloquial) A vascular catheter.
Derived terms
Related terms
- (geometry) curve, point, segment
- lineage
- lineal
- linear
Translations
Verb
line (third-person singular simple present lines, present participle lining, simple past and past participle lined)
- (transitive) To place (objects) into a line (usually used with "up"); to form into a line; to align.
- (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- (transitive) To place persons or things along the side of for security or defense; to strengthen by adding; to fortify.
- (transitive) To form a line along.
- (transitive) To mark with a line or lines, to cover with lines.
- (transitive, obsolete) To represent by lines; to delineate; to portray.
- (transitive) To read or repeat line by line.
- 1897, Daniel Webster Davis, “De Linin’ ub de Hymns”, quoted in Jerma A. Jackson, “Exuberance or Restraint: Music and Religion after Reconstruction”, in Singing in My Soul: Black Gospel Music in a Secular Age, Chapel Hill, N.C.: University of North Carolina Press, 2004, ISBN 978-0-8078-2860-1, page 15:
- De young folks say ’tain’t stylish to lin’ ’um no mo’; / Dat deys got edikashun, an’ dey wants us all to know / Dey like to hab dar singin’-books a-holin’ fore dar eyes, / An’ sing de hymns right straight along “to manshuns in de skies”.
- 1897, Daniel Webster Davis, “De Linin’ ub de Hymns”, quoted in Jerma A. Jackson, “Exuberance or Restraint: Music and Religion after Reconstruction”, in Singing in My Soul: Black Gospel Music in a Secular Age, Chapel Hill, N.C.: University of North Carolina Press, 2004, ISBN 978-0-8078-2860-1, page 15:
- (intransitive, baseball) To hit a line drive; to hit a line drive which is caught for an out. Compare fly and ground.
- (transitive) To track (wild bees) to their nest by following their line of flight.
- (transitive) To measure.
Derived terms
- line up
- underline
Translations
Etymology 2
Old English l?n (“flax, linen, cloth”). For more information, see the entry linen.
Alternative forms
- lin
Noun
line (uncountable)
- (obsolete) Flax; linen, particularly the longer fiber of flax.
- a. 1818, J. C. Atkinson (ed.), North Riding Record Society (publisher), Quarter sessions records VIII p. 52 (compilation of historical records published in 1890, as quoted in the English Dialect Dictionary in 1902):
- To spin 2 lb. of line.
- 1837, Everett, S. Hick 195:
- Which proved fatal to the line or flax crops.
- 1858, Journal of the Statistical Society of London, page 409:
- 1641.—14 yards of femble cloth, 12s. ; 8 yards of linen, 6s. 8d. ; 20 yards of harden, 10s. ; 5 linen sheets, 1l. ; 7 linen pillow bears, 8s. ; 2 femble sheets and a line hard sheet, 10s. ; 3 linen towels, 4s. ; 6 lin curtains and a vallance, 12s. ; […]
- 1869, Dixon, Borrowdale, 2:
- T'burring o' t'woo' an' line wheels,
- a. 1818, J. C. Atkinson (ed.), North Riding Record Society (publisher), Quarter sessions records VIII p. 52 (compilation of historical records published in 1890, as quoted in the English Dialect Dictionary in 1902):
Translations
Verb
line (third-person singular simple present lines, present participle lining, simple past and past participle lined)
- (transitive) To cover the inner surface of (something), originally especially with linen.
- To reinforce (the back of a book) with glue and glued scrap material such as fabric or paper.
- (transitive) To fill or supply (something), as a purse with money.
Derived terms
(terms derived from the verb "line"):
- line one's pockets
Translations
Etymology 3
Borrowed from Middle French ligner.
Verb
line (third-person singular simple present lines, present participle lining, simple past and past participle lined)
- (transitive, now rare, of a dog) To copulate with, to impregnate.
- 1868 September, The Country Gentleman's Magazine, page 292:
- Bedlamite was a black dog, and although it may be safely asserted that he lined upwards of 100 bitches of all colours, red, white, and blue, all his produce were black.
- 1868 September, The Country Gentleman's Magazine, page 292:
Translations
Gallery
References
line in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Anagrams
- LEIN, Neil, Niel, Nile, lien
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English line.
Noun
line f (invariable)
- line management
- editing (of a TV programme)
Related terms
- off-line
- on-line
Anagrams
- lenì
Latin
Verb
line
- second-person singular present active imperative of lin?
References
- line in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
Middle English
Alternative forms
- lyne, lin, lyene
- ligne (influenced by Old French ligne)
Etymology 1
From Old English l?ne, from Proto-Germanic *l?n?. Some forms and meanings are from Old French ligne.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /li?n(?)/
Noun
line (plural lines)
- rope, cord
- line, rule, ruler, measure
- (figuratively) rule, direction, command, edict
- line, straight mark; also a fictitious line
- (written) line, verse
Descendants
- English: line
References
- “l?ne, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-23.
Etymology 2
From Old English l?n.
Noun
line (uncountable)
- Alternative form of lyne
References
- “lin,, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 29 April 2018.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²li?n?/
Etymology 1
From Latin linea
Alternative forms
- linje
Noun
line f (definite singular lina, indefinite plural liner, definite plural linene)
- a line (a continuous mark through two or more points; a succession of ancestors or descendants; the stated position of an individual or group)
Derived terms
- kystline
- skiljeline
Etymology 2
From Old Norse lína
Noun
line f (definite singular lina, indefinite plural liner, definite plural linene)
- a line (a strong rope, cord, string, wire)
References
- “line” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *l?n? (“line, rope, flaxen cord, thread”), from Proto-Germanic *l?n? (“flax, linen”), from Proto-Indo-European *l?no- (“flax”). Akin to Old High German l?na (“line”) (German Leine (“rope”)), Middle Dutch l?ne (“rope, cord”) (Dutch lijn (“rope”)), Old Norse l?na (“cord, rope”) (Danish line (“rope, cord”)), Old English l?n (“flax, linen, cloth”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?li?.ne/
Noun
l?ne f
- line, rope, cable
- row, series
- direction, rule
Declension
Related terms
- l?n
- l?nen, linnen
Descendants
- Middle English: line, lyne
- English: line
Phuthi
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni *niná.
Pronoun
liné
- you, you all; second-person plural absolute pronoun.
Spanish
Noun
line m (plural lines)
- (rugby) lineout
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