sphere

Noun

sphere (plural spheres)

1. Any three-dimensional object in which every cross-section is a circle.
2. The region in which something or someone is active.
3. (geometry) The set of all points in three-dimensional Euclidean space (or n.-dimensional space, in topology) that are a fixed distance from a fixed point.
4. (astronomy) The apparent surface of the heavens.
5. (astronomy) Anything visible on the apparent surface of the heavens.

Synonyms:

• (object): ball, globe, orb
• (region of activity): area, domain, field, orbit, sector
• (in geometry): 3-sphere (geometry), 2-sphere (topology)
• (astronomy: apparent surface of the heavens): See celestial sphere
• (astronomy: anything visible on the apparent surface of the heavens): See celestial body

6 letters in word "sphere": E E H P R S.

Anagrams of sphere:

• herpes

• pheers

Words found within sphere:

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• Definitions:
• a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit" any spherically shaped artifact the geographical area in which one nation is very influential sector: a particular aspect of life or activity; "he was helpless in an important sector of his life" a solid figure bounded by a spherical surface (including the space it encloses) a three-dimensional closed surface such that every point on the surface is equidistant from the center celestial sphere: the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
• A sphere is a perfectly symmetrical geometrical object. In non-mathematical usage, the term is used to refer either to a round ball or to its two-dimensional surface. ...
• Sphere is a science fiction movie, released on February 13, 1998, starring Dustin Hoffman as Dr. Norman Goodman (Johnson in the novel), Sharon Stone as Dr. Elizabeth 'Beth' Halperin, Liev Schreiber as Dr. Ted Fielding and Samuel L. Jackson as Dr. Harry Adams. ...
• Sphere is a science fiction novel written by Michael Crichton and published in 1987. It was made into the film Sphere in 1998.
• Sphere is an album by Japanese noise musician Masami Akita, under the name Merzbow.
• Sphere is a cross platform, open source computer program designed primarily to make Role-playing games (RPGs) similar to those found on the SNES and Sega Genesis consoles. Sphere was originally coded by Chad Austin. ...
• Sphere is a blog search engine. The Sphere search engine delivers blog posts based on algorithms that combine semantic matching with authority factors to deliver results relevant to the search query.
• A solid figure that has all points the same distance from the center.
• is a solid formed by all points in space that are the same distance from a fixed point called the center.
• a 3-D figure; the set of all points at a given distance from the center
• A space figure that has the shape of a round ball.
• A three dimensional shape whose curved surface is, at all points, a given distance from its center point
• The distinction between the public domain (or sphere) and the private domain became an important tool of early feminist analysis as it helped in describing and understanding women's location in society. ...
• when you rotate a circle about any two of its poles you make a sphere, which has thc same radius from its center to its surface in all directions. The sky looks like a half sphere or a hemisphere to anyone who lies on his back and looks up. ...
• noun - Three-dimensional hypersphere. Defined as all points a distance r away from a center point, in three dimensions. It is the realmspace analog of the circle in planespace and the glome in tetraspace. Its solid version is the ball. See the chart under rotatope.
• The absolute and unitary form of being, beyond the gyres. The human mind, fixed in the antinomies, can only perceive it as opposition to the mundane gyre, and therefore sees it as a gyre or cone: the Thirteenth Cone.
• One of three measurements taken during an eye examination to arrive at one’s eyeglass prescription. The sphere measures where the eye focuses light—on the retina (normal vision) in front of the retina (myopia), or behind the retina (hyperopia).
• (378) A figure in space made up of all points equidistant form a given point.
• This word is used to designate, shortly, a lens whose surface is a segment of a sphere. It is the power of the lens expressed in diopter
• A measurement of how much correction is needed, it is a number between -20 and +20
• A spherical-shaped pig. Small sizes are normally solid. Larger ones are hollow, filled with liquid and inflated to size to pipe ID.
• Commonly used to designate a lens with two spherical surfaces.
• Structure Where All Surface Points are Equidistant from Center
• A sphere is represented as a three-dimensional geometry object by using a quadric surface.
• Earth: http://www.jasonwaltman.com/images/graphics/globe.jpg
• This refers to the amount of long sightedness (hypermetropia) or short sightedness (myopia).
• An imaginary area, approximately 18 cm (seven inches) which surrounds a player's head. No stick checks toward the head are allowed to break the sphere.

• spheral ←
• sphenopsids ←
• sphenopsid ←
• sphere
• → sphered
• → sphereless
• → spherelike