variants or sphero- or less commonly sphaer- or sphaero-
: sphere
spherule
spherometer

Word History

Etymology

New Latin sphaer-, from Greek sphair-, sphairo-, from sphaira sphere

Dictionary Entries Near spher-

Cite this Entry

“Spher-.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spher-. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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