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spherical
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17 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. spherical
  2. spherical aberration
  3. spherical angle
  4. spherical astronomy
  5. spherical coordinate
  6. spherical excess
  7. spherical geometry
  8. spherical lens
  9. spherical mirror
  10. spherical perspective
  11. spherical polygon
  12. spherical sailing
  13. spherical sector
  14. spherical triangle
  15. spherical trigonometry
  16. spherical vault
  17. spherical wedge

spher·i·cal

adjective \ˈsfir-i-kəl, ˈsfer-\

Definition of SPHERICAL

1
: having the form of a sphere or of one of its segments
2
: relating to or dealing with a sphere or its properties
— spher·i·cal·ly \-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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Examples of SPHERICAL

  1. <the planet Earth is not, in fact, perfectly spherical>

First Known Use of SPHERICAL

15th century

Related to SPHERICAL

Synonyms
global, globular, round
Antonyms
nonspherical

Other Mathematics and Statistics Terms

abscissa, denominator, divisor, equilateral, exponent, hypotenuse, logarithm, oblique, radii, rhomb

Rhymes with SPHERICAL

clerical

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