different between spherical vs orbed
spherical
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)
- (geometry) Shaped like a sphere.
- Synonyms: globular, orbicular, round
- (geometry, not comparable) Of, or pertaining to, spheres.
- (mathematics) Of a coordinate system, specifying the location of a point in a plane by using a radius and two angles.
- (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.
- 1606: William Shakespeare, King Lear, Act 1, Scene 2
Derived terms
Translations
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
- spherical
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orbed
English
Etymology
orb +? -ed
Adjective
orbed (comparative more orbed, superlative most orbed)
- Having the form of an orb; round; spherical.
Anagrams
- Brode, bored, brode, robed
orbed From the web:
- orbed meaning
- what does orb mean
- what does orb
- what does full orbed mean
- what is the orbed maiden
- what is called or bad
- orbed definition
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