Definition of spherical in English:

spherical

adjective ˈsfɛrɪk(ə)l

1Shaped like a sphere.
球形的
spherical pearls
Example sentencesExamples
- Trees with this form have several to many lateral branches that compete with the central stem for dominance resulting in a spherical or globose crown.
- I had that experience in the early 80s, when I spent five days racing around a maze eating spherical doughnuts, and waiting for my ghostly pursuers to turn blue.
- An oblong Earth that swells out at the equator would turn more slowly than a spherical Earth - astronomers use the analogy of a figure skater who turns faster as he draws in his arms.
- Most of the major varieties are illustrated as well as some of their companions - the infamous bubble dome stereos, spherical speakers and round, hanging televisions.
- The container looked much like a scientific chemical bottle, with a rounded, spherical bottom and an elongated neck.
- The pills are perfectly spherical, opaque, and shiny, like tiny pearls.
- The US system consists of a small box that digitally scans fingerprints and a spherical computer camera that snaps pictures.
- I get dressed in my armor, and then I touch the spherical shaped switch that will bring the lift up to my room.
- A fish heart is almost spherical just as a whale's (a mammal) is.
- The elliptical shape can curve, but a round spherical shape can not.
- A tiny somewhat spherical shaped object appeared off in the distance, moving quickly and effortlessly to the side of the craft.
- Through the gentle curves of its spherical design, the stadium merges with its surroundings.
- The huge, perfectly spherical structure sat like a giant black pearl in the middle of the city.
- He proved that the earth was spherical and speculated about sailing around the world 17 centuries before Columbus.
- She could see the round, spherical canvasses stretched across the metal, almost grotesquely.
- All five were hollow, spherical objects (balls).
- At the stove, someone is lifting pancakes from the skillet, placing them in the warmer, and pouring in fresh batter which distributes itself into spherical shapes.
- It was round and spherical, with a deep groove on one side.
- What adds a certain urgency to his message is that he himself has suffered a heart attack, even though he does not conform to the generously fat-reinforced spherical figures that he has been talking about.
- At 85 km, the self-stabilizing spherical capsule separates.
Synonyms
round, globular, ball-shaped, globe-shaped, orb-shaped, orb-like, bulbous, bulb-shaped, balloon-like
convex, curved, curvilinear, rounded, rotund
technical cycloidal, discoid, discoidal, spheroid, spheroidal, spheric
rare globate, globose, globoid, orbicular, orbiculate
1. 1.1 Relating to the properties of spheres.
  （与）球体（有关）的
  Example sentencesExamples
  It is a mathematical truism that a spherical surface cannot be developed into a plane.
  They had the typical appearance of spherical or elliptical aggregates of altered erythrocytes surrounded by an envelope.
  The small incision induces minimal postoperative astigmatism (change in the spherical curvature of the cornea).
  Typically, a neutron star will have the mass of one and a half suns compressed into a spherical volume just 10-15 km in diameter.
  The design of contact lenses can be divided into spherical, toric and multifocal.
2. 1.2 Formed inside or on the surface of a sphere.
  在球内（或球面上）形成的
  Example sentencesExamples
  Kepler showed that the distances of the planets can be correlated with the radii of spherical shells, which are inscribed within, and circumscribed around, a nest of the five regular solids.
  This exotic matter forms a thin spherical shell and has negative mass and positive surface pressure.
  ‘Now that's what they normally look like,’ she explains, pointing to clusters of cells - spherical structures, hollow on the inside.
  They then wrote software to design circuits on spherical surfaces without distorting the physics of electrons that whiz through wires thinner than a human hair.
  For example, he held that fire rises in order to reach its natural place, a spherical shell just inside the orbit of the moon.
  Axonometric distortion creates the illusion that these rows occur upon spherical surfaces: they appear to overlay a field of bulging convexities and receding concavities.

Derivatives

spherically

adverb

It's got no depth of field and near-field images are spherically distorted.
Example sentencesExamples
- We'll cover the religion and folklore of that area and move spherically from there.
- If it has been expanding spherically at the speed of light since the big bang, then I can't see how it can be bigger than 20 billion to 30 billion light years across.
- Within a few minutes of calcium overload, the mitochondria, which started as elongated organelles, rounded up into spherically shaped particles.
- David knew that each of the five spherically shaped machines contain just one zligit crystal, each crystal capable of focusing up to twelve megawatts of quantum energy.

Origin

Late 15th century: via late Latin from Greek sphairikos, from sphaira (see sphere).

Rhymes

chimerical, clerical, hemispherical, hysterical, numerical

Definition of spherical in US English:

spherical

adjective

1Shaped like a sphere.
球形的
spherical pearls
Example sentencesExamples
- A fish heart is almost spherical just as a whale's (a mammal) is.
- I get dressed in my armor, and then I touch the spherical shaped switch that will bring the lift up to my room.
- The elliptical shape can curve, but a round spherical shape can not.
- She could see the round, spherical canvasses stretched across the metal, almost grotesquely.
- The US system consists of a small box that digitally scans fingerprints and a spherical computer camera that snaps pictures.
- The pills are perfectly spherical, opaque, and shiny, like tiny pearls.
- Trees with this form have several to many lateral branches that compete with the central stem for dominance resulting in a spherical or globose crown.
- I had that experience in the early 80s, when I spent five days racing around a maze eating spherical doughnuts, and waiting for my ghostly pursuers to turn blue.
- Through the gentle curves of its spherical design, the stadium merges with its surroundings.
- The container looked much like a scientific chemical bottle, with a rounded, spherical bottom and an elongated neck.
- What adds a certain urgency to his message is that he himself has suffered a heart attack, even though he does not conform to the generously fat-reinforced spherical figures that he has been talking about.
- It was round and spherical, with a deep groove on one side.
- At 85 km, the self-stabilizing spherical capsule separates.
- Most of the major varieties are illustrated as well as some of their companions - the infamous bubble dome stereos, spherical speakers and round, hanging televisions.
- All five were hollow, spherical objects (balls).
- At the stove, someone is lifting pancakes from the skillet, placing them in the warmer, and pouring in fresh batter which distributes itself into spherical shapes.
- He proved that the earth was spherical and speculated about sailing around the world 17 centuries before Columbus.
- A tiny somewhat spherical shaped object appeared off in the distance, moving quickly and effortlessly to the side of the craft.
- An oblong Earth that swells out at the equator would turn more slowly than a spherical Earth - astronomers use the analogy of a figure skater who turns faster as he draws in his arms.
- The huge, perfectly spherical structure sat like a giant black pearl in the middle of the city.
Synonyms
round, globular, ball-shaped, globe-shaped, orb-shaped, orb-like, bulbous, bulb-shaped, balloon-like
1. 1.1 Relating to the properties of spheres.
  （与）球体（有关）的
  Example sentencesExamples
  They had the typical appearance of spherical or elliptical aggregates of altered erythrocytes surrounded by an envelope.
  Typically, a neutron star will have the mass of one and a half suns compressed into a spherical volume just 10-15 km in diameter.
  The design of contact lenses can be divided into spherical, toric and multifocal.
  The small incision induces minimal postoperative astigmatism (change in the spherical curvature of the cornea).
  It is a mathematical truism that a spherical surface cannot be developed into a plane.
2. 1.2 Formed inside or on the surface of a sphere.
  在球内（或球面上）形成的
  Example sentencesExamples
  They then wrote software to design circuits on spherical surfaces without distorting the physics of electrons that whiz through wires thinner than a human hair.
  This exotic matter forms a thin spherical shell and has negative mass and positive surface pressure.
  For example, he held that fire rises in order to reach its natural place, a spherical shell just inside the orbit of the moon.
  Kepler showed that the distances of the planets can be correlated with the radii of spherical shells, which are inscribed within, and circumscribed around, a nest of the five regular solids.
  Axonometric distortion creates the illusion that these rows occur upon spherical surfaces: they appear to overlay a field of bulging convexities and receding concavities.
  ‘Now that's what they normally look like,’ she explains, pointing to clusters of cells - spherical structures, hollow on the inside.

Origin

Late 15th century: via late Latin from Greek sphairikos, from sphaira (see sphere).

单词	spherical
释义	Definition of spherical in English: spherical adjective ˈsfɛrɪk(ə)l 1Shaped like a sphere. 球形的 spherical pearls Example sentencesExamples Trees with this form have several to many lateral branches that compete with the central stem for dominance resulting in a spherical or globose crown. I had that experience in the early 80s, when I spent five days racing around a maze eating spherical doughnuts, and waiting for my ghostly pursuers to turn blue. An oblong Earth that swells out at the equator would turn more slowly than a spherical Earth - astronomers use the analogy of a figure skater who turns faster as he draws in his arms. Most of the major varieties are illustrated as well as some of their companions - the infamous bubble dome stereos, spherical speakers and round, hanging televisions. The container looked much like a scientific chemical bottle, with a rounded, spherical bottom and an elongated neck. The pills are perfectly spherical, opaque, and shiny, like tiny pearls. The US system consists of a small box that digitally scans fingerprints and a spherical computer camera that snaps pictures. I get dressed in my armor, and then I touch the spherical shaped switch that will bring the lift up to my room. A fish heart is almost spherical just as a whale's (a mammal) is. The elliptical shape can curve, but a round spherical shape can not. A tiny somewhat spherical shaped object appeared off in the distance, moving quickly and effortlessly to the side of the craft. Through the gentle curves of its spherical design, the stadium merges with its surroundings. The huge, perfectly spherical structure sat like a giant black pearl in the middle of the city. He proved that the earth was spherical and speculated about sailing around the world 17 centuries before Columbus. She could see the round, spherical canvasses stretched across the metal, almost grotesquely. All five were hollow, spherical objects (balls). At the stove, someone is lifting pancakes from the skillet, placing them in the warmer, and pouring in fresh batter which distributes itself into spherical shapes. It was round and spherical, with a deep groove on one side. What adds a certain urgency to his message is that he himself has suffered a heart attack, even though he does not conform to the generously fat-reinforced spherical figures that he has been talking about. At 85 km, the self-stabilizing spherical capsule separates. Synonyms round, globular, ball-shaped, globe-shaped, orb-shaped, orb-like, bulbous, bulb-shaped, balloon-like convex, curved, curvilinear, rounded, rotund technical cycloidal, discoid, discoidal, spheroid, spheroidal, spheric rare globate, globose, globoid, orbicular, orbiculate 1.1 Relating to the properties of spheres. （与）球体（有关）的 Example sentencesExamples It is a mathematical truism that a spherical surface cannot be developed into a plane. They had the typical appearance of spherical or elliptical aggregates of altered erythrocytes surrounded by an envelope. The small incision induces minimal postoperative astigmatism (change in the spherical curvature of the cornea). Typically, a neutron star will have the mass of one and a half suns compressed into a spherical volume just 10-15 km in diameter. The design of contact lenses can be divided into spherical, toric and multifocal. 1.2 Formed inside or on the surface of a sphere. 在球内（或球面上）形成的 Example sentencesExamples Kepler showed that the distances of the planets can be correlated with the radii of spherical shells, which are inscribed within, and circumscribed around, a nest of the five regular solids. This exotic matter forms a thin spherical shell and has negative mass and positive surface pressure. ‘Now that's what they normally look like,’ she explains, pointing to clusters of cells - spherical structures, hollow on the inside. They then wrote software to design circuits on spherical surfaces without distorting the physics of electrons that whiz through wires thinner than a human hair. For example, he held that fire rises in order to reach its natural place, a spherical shell just inside the orbit of the moon. Axonometric distortion creates the illusion that these rows occur upon spherical surfaces: they appear to overlay a field of bulging convexities and receding concavities. Derivatives spherically adverb It's got no depth of field and near-field images are spherically distorted. Example sentencesExamples We'll cover the religion and folklore of that area and move spherically from there. If it has been expanding spherically at the speed of light since the big bang, then I can't see how it can be bigger than 20 billion to 30 billion light years across. Within a few minutes of calcium overload, the mitochondria, which started as elongated organelles, rounded up into spherically shaped particles. David knew that each of the five spherically shaped machines contain just one zligit crystal, each crystal capable of focusing up to twelve megawatts of quantum energy. Origin Late 15th century: via late Latin from Greek sphairikos, from sphaira (see sphere). Rhymes chimerical, clerical, hemispherical, hysterical, numerical Definition of spherical in US English: spherical adjective 1Shaped like a sphere. 球形的 spherical pearls Example sentencesExamples A fish heart is almost spherical just as a whale's (a mammal) is. I get dressed in my armor, and then I touch the spherical shaped switch that will bring the lift up to my room. The elliptical shape can curve, but a round spherical shape can not. She could see the round, spherical canvasses stretched across the metal, almost grotesquely. The US system consists of a small box that digitally scans fingerprints and a spherical computer camera that snaps pictures. The pills are perfectly spherical, opaque, and shiny, like tiny pearls. Trees with this form have several to many lateral branches that compete with the central stem for dominance resulting in a spherical or globose crown. I had that experience in the early 80s, when I spent five days racing around a maze eating spherical doughnuts, and waiting for my ghostly pursuers to turn blue. Through the gentle curves of its spherical design, the stadium merges with its surroundings. The container looked much like a scientific chemical bottle, with a rounded, spherical bottom and an elongated neck. What adds a certain urgency to his message is that he himself has suffered a heart attack, even though he does not conform to the generously fat-reinforced spherical figures that he has been talking about. It was round and spherical, with a deep groove on one side. At 85 km, the self-stabilizing spherical capsule separates. Most of the major varieties are illustrated as well as some of their companions - the infamous bubble dome stereos, spherical speakers and round, hanging televisions. All five were hollow, spherical objects (balls). At the stove, someone is lifting pancakes from the skillet, placing them in the warmer, and pouring in fresh batter which distributes itself into spherical shapes. He proved that the earth was spherical and speculated about sailing around the world 17 centuries before Columbus. A tiny somewhat spherical shaped object appeared off in the distance, moving quickly and effortlessly to the side of the craft. An oblong Earth that swells out at the equator would turn more slowly than a spherical Earth - astronomers use the analogy of a figure skater who turns faster as he draws in his arms. The huge, perfectly spherical structure sat like a giant black pearl in the middle of the city. Synonyms round, globular, ball-shaped, globe-shaped, orb-shaped, orb-like, bulbous, bulb-shaped, balloon-like 1.1 Relating to the properties of spheres. （与）球体（有关）的 Example sentencesExamples They had the typical appearance of spherical or elliptical aggregates of altered erythrocytes surrounded by an envelope. Typically, a neutron star will have the mass of one and a half suns compressed into a spherical volume just 10-15 km in diameter. The design of contact lenses can be divided into spherical, toric and multifocal. The small incision induces minimal postoperative astigmatism (change in the spherical curvature of the cornea). It is a mathematical truism that a spherical surface cannot be developed into a plane. 1.2 Formed inside or on the surface of a sphere. 在球内（或球面上）形成的 Example sentencesExamples They then wrote software to design circuits on spherical surfaces without distorting the physics of electrons that whiz through wires thinner than a human hair. This exotic matter forms a thin spherical shell and has negative mass and positive surface pressure. For example, he held that fire rises in order to reach its natural place, a spherical shell just inside the orbit of the moon. Kepler showed that the distances of the planets can be correlated with the radii of spherical shells, which are inscribed within, and circumscribed around, a nest of the five regular solids. Axonometric distortion creates the illusion that these rows occur upon spherical surfaces: they appear to overlay a field of bulging convexities and receding concavities. ‘Now that's what they normally look like,’ she explains, pointing to clusters of cells - spherical structures, hollow on the inside. Origin Late 15th century: via late Latin from Greek sphairikos, from sphaira (see sphere).
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