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spherical.

Shaped as a sphere; being a sphere.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈsfɛɹɪkəl//ˈsfiːɹɪkəl/
  1. Shaped as a sphere; being a sphere.

  2. Of, or pertaining to, spheres.

    not-comparable
  3. Of a coordinate system, specifying the location of a point in a plane by using a radius and two angles.

  4. Of or relating to the heavenly orbs, or to the sphere or spheres in which, according to ancient astronomy and astrology, they were set.

  5. Of a multivariate probability distribution, to have a covariance matrix equal to the identity matrix up to a multiplicative factor.

Where this word comes from

English spheric [from Latin sphaericus, from Ancient Greek σφαιρικός (sphairikós)] + -al.

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