see|sphère
English
Etymology
From ME. spere, from OF. espere, from L. sphaera, ball, globe, celestial sphere, from Gr. IPAchar|��α��α, "ball", "globe", of unknown origin
Pronunciation
(RP): IPAchar|/sfɪ�/, /<tt>sfI@</tt>/
(US): sfîr, IPAchar|/sfɪr/, /sfIr/
audio|en-us-sphere.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪ�(r)|-ɪ�(r)
Noun
wikipedia
en-noun
- Any three-dimensional object in which every cross-section is a circle.
- The region in which something or someone is active.
- 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.
- astronomy The apparent surface of the heavens.
- 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
Derived terms
blogosphere
sphere of influence
Related terms
atmosphere
hemisphere
ionosphere
planisphere
spherical
spheroid
stratosphere
troposphere
Translations
trans-top|object
Croatian: t-|hr|kugla|f
Czech: t+|cs|koule|f
Dutch: t+|nl|bol|m
French: t+|fr|sphère|f, t+|fr|boule|f
German: t+|de|Kugel
Greek: t+|el|Ï�Ï�αίÏ�α|f|trsfaÃra|scGrek
Hebrew: he-translation|���ר|kadúr m, he-translation|ספר�|sféra f
Italian: t-|it|sfera|f
Japanese: � (kyū), �� (kyūtai)
Latvian: sf�ra f, lode f
trans-mid
Polish: t+|pl|sfera|f
Portuguese: t+|pt|esfera|f
Russian: �а� (šar) m, ��е�а (sf'éra) f
Slovene: krogla f
Spanish: t+|es|esfera|f, t+|es|bola|f
Swedish: t+|sv|klot|c, t-|sv|glob|c, t+|sv|sfär|c
Telugu: ��ళమ� (gOLamu)
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trans-top|in geometry
Croatian: t-|hr|sfera|f
Czech: t-|cs|kulová plocha|f
Dutch: t+|nl|bol|m
French: t+|fr|sphère|f
German: t+|de|Kugel|f
Hebrew: he-translation|���ר|kadúr m, he-translation|ספר�|sféra f
Italian: t-|it|sfera|f
Japanese: � (kyū), �� (kyūtai)
Polish: t+|pl|sfera|f
trans-mid
Portuguese: t+|pt|esfera|f
Russian: �а� (šar) m, ��е�а (sf'éra) f
Slovene: krogla f
Spanish: t+|es|esfera|f
Swedish: t+|sv|sfär|c
Telugu: ��ళమ� (gOLamu)
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trans-top|region of activity
Croatian: t-|hr|sfera|f
Dutch: t+|nl|omgeving|m, t-|nl|bereik|n, t+|nl|sfeer|m
French: t+|fr|sphère|f
German: Sphäre f, Bereich m
Hebrew: he-translation|ת���|tkhúm m
Hungarian: t-|hu|hatáskör
Japanese: å��é�� (bun'ya), ç¯�å�² (han'i), é �å�� (ryÅ�iki)
Latvian: sf�ra f
Polish: t+|pl|obszar|m, t+|pl|sfera|f
trans-mid
Portuguese: t+|pt|esfera|f
Russian: ��е�а (sféra) f
Slovene: t-|sl|sfera|f
Spanish: t+|es|esfera|f
Swedish: t+|sv|fack|n, t-|sv|fält|n, t-|sv|gebit|n, t-|sv|klass|c, t-|sv|krets|c, t-|sv|område|n, t+|sv|sfär|c
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astronomy: apparent surface of the heavens
astronomy: anything visible on the apparent surface of the heavens
Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Chinese: (1): ��, �� (qiút�)
ttbc|Hungarian: (1):
ttbc|Irish: sféir
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ttbc|Latin: (1): sphaera f
ttbc|Romanian: (1): sfer� f
ttbc|Slovak: (1): guľa f
See also
ball (in topology)
Mathworld article on the sphere
PlanetMath:186|PlanetMath? article on the sphere
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