Sphere

[sfɪə] or [sfɪr]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) any spherically shaped artifact.

(noun.) the geographical area in which one nation is very influential.

(noun.) a three-dimensional closed surface such that every point on the surface is equidistant from the center.

(noun.) a solid figure bounded by a spherical surface (including the space it encloses).

(noun.) 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'.

埃里卡手打--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(n.) A body or space contained under a single surface, which in every part is equally distant from a point within called its center.

(n.) Hence, any globe or globular body, especially a celestial one, as the sun, a planet, or the earth.

(n.) The apparent surface of the heavens, which is assumed to be spherical and everywhere equally distant, in which the heavenly bodies appear to have their places, and on which the various astronomical circles, as of right ascension and declination, the equator, ecliptic, etc., are conceived to be drawn; an ideal geometrical sphere, with the astronomical and geographical circles in their proper positions on it.

(n.) In ancient astronomy, one of the concentric and eccentric revolving spherical transparent shells in which the stars, sun, planets, and moon were supposed to be set, and by which they were carried, in such a manner as to produce their apparent motions.

(n.) The extension of a general conception, or the totality of the individuals or species to which it may be applied.

(n.) Circuit or range of action, knowledge, or influence; compass; province; employment; place of existence.

(n.) Rank; order of society; social positions.

(n.) An orbit, as of a star; a socket.

(v. t.) To place in a sphere, or among the spheres; to insphere.

(v. t.) To form into roundness; to make spherical, or spheral; to perfect.

埃尔伯特編輯

同義詞及近義詞：

n. [1]. Globe, ball, orb.[2]. Circuit, circle, compass, province, department, walk, beat, function, vocation, post, office, employment, capacity.[3]. Rank, standing, order.[4]. Region, realm, domain, quarter, country.

手打:朱迪

同義詞及反義詞：

SYN:Globe, ball, region, realm, circuit, orb, department, vocation, rank, standing,order,[See HARANGUE]

編輯:汤姆

解釋/意思:

n. a ball or globe: an orb or circle: circuit of motion: province or duty: definite range: rank position in society: (geom.) a surface every point of which is equidistant from one and the same point called the centre.—adjs. Sphēr′al; Sphere′less.—ns. Sphere′-met′al (Milt.) metal like that of which the celestial spheres were anciently supposed to be made; Sphere′-mū′sic the music of the spheres.—adjs. Spher′ic -al pertaining to or like a sphere.—n. Spherical′ity.—adv. Spher′ically.—ns. Spher′icalness Spheric′ity state or quality of being spherical: roundness; Spher′icle a little sphere; Spher′ics the geometry and trigonometry of the sphere; Sphē′roid a body or figure nearly spherical but not quite so—a species of ellipsoid (prolate spheroid a slightly lengthened sphere; oblate spheroid a slightly flattened sphere).—adj. Sphēroi′dal having the form of a spheroid.—ns. Sphēroidi′city Sphēroid′ity the state of being spheroidal; Sphē′romēre one of the symmetrical segments of a radiate; Sphērom′eter an instrument for measuring the sphericity of portions of spherical surfaces—for example lenses; Sphē′rosid′erite the name given to impure or earthy and frequently concretionary varieties of carbonate of iron.—adj. Spher′ūlar.—ns. Spher′ūle a little sphere; Spher′ūlite a radiating spherical group of minute acicular crystals common in silicious volcanic rocks.—adjs. Spherūlit′ic; Sphē′ry spherical round: belonging to the celestial spheres.

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