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spherical

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

spher·i·cal

adj \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

Other Mathematics and Statistics Terms

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

Rhymes with SPHERICAL

clerical

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