different between spherical vs globoid

English

Alternative forms

• sphærical (archaic)

Etymology

From Latin sphericus (+ -al), from Ancient Greek ????????? (sphairikós)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sf???k?l/, /sfi???k?l/

Adjective

spherical (comparative more spherical, superlative most spherical)

1. (geometry) Shaped like a sphere.

   Synonyms: globular, orbicular, round

2. (geometry, not comparable) Of, or pertaining to, spheres.
3. (mathematics) Of a coordinate system, specifying the location of a point in a plane by using a radius and two angles.
4. (astrology) Of or relating to the heavenly orbs, or to the sphere or spheres in which, according to ancient astronomy and astrology, they were set.
   • 1606: William Shakespeare, King Lear, Act 1, Scene 2

     Knaves, thieves, and treachers by spherical predominance.

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Further reading

• spherical in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• spherical in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• spherical at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• clipshear

Scots

Etymology

From English spherical.

Adjective

spherical

1. spherical

English

Etymology

globe +? -oid

Noun

globoid (plural globoids)

1. (mathematics) A spherical representation or projection of a sphere or ellipsoid.

   A globoid is always round.

2. Mathematical connotation of globe.

   Pictures of planets and moons are usually presented as globoids.

Synonyms

• globe

Adjective

globoid (not comparable)

1. (mathematics) Of, or pertaining to, a globe

   It's presented in globoid form.

Related terms

• globoidal

References

• “globoid”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, ?ISBN