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Word: spherical
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From: gcide - The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Spherical \Spher"ic*al\, Spheric \Spher"ic\, a. [L. sphaericus,
   Gr. ???: cf. F. sph['e]rique.]
   1. Having the form of a sphere; like a sphere; globular;
      orbicular; as, a spherical body.
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   2. Of or pertaining to a sphere.
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   3. Of or pertaining to the heavenly orbs, or to the sphere or
      spheres in which, according to ancient astronomy and
      astrology, they were set.
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            Knaves, thieves, and treachers by spherical
            predominance.                         --Shak.
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            Though the stars were suns, and overburned
            Their spheric limitations.            --Mrs.
                                                  Browning.
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   {Spherical angle}, {Spherical coordinate}, {Spherical
   excess}, etc. See under {Angle}, {Coordinate}, etc.

   {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 harmonic analysis}. See under {Harmonic}, a.

   {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}.
      [1913 Webster] -- {Spher"ic*al*ly}, adv. --
      {Spher"ic*al*ness}, n.
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From: wn - WordNet (r) 2.0
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spherical
     adj 1: of or relating to spheres or resembling a sphere; "spherical
            geometry" [ant: {nonspherical}]
     2: having the shape of a sphere or ball; "a spherical object";
        "nearly orbicular in shape"; "little globular houses like
        mud-wasp nests"- Zane Grey [syn: {ball-shaped}, {global},
        {globose}, {globular}, {orbicular}, {spheric}]
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From: moby-thes - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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44 Moby Thesaurus words for "spherical":
   3-D, bulblike, bulbous, cubic, dimensional, ellipsoid, flat,
   fourth-dimensional, global, globate, globe-shaped, globed,
   globelike, globoid, globose, globular, hemispheric, obovoid, orb,
   orbed, orbic, orbicular, orbiculate, orblike, orby, ovoid,
   proportional, round, space, space-time, spatial, spatiotemporal,
   sphere-shaped, spherelike, spheric, spheriform, spheroid,
   spheroidal, stereoscopic, superficial, surface, three-dimensional,
   two-dimensional, volumetric