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21Sphere — Globose redirects here. See also Globose nucleus. A sphere (from Greek σφαίρα sphaira , globe, ball, [ [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi bin/ptext?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0057%3Aentry%3D%23101561 Sphaira, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott,… …
22sphère — (sfê r ) s. f. 1° Terme de géométrie. Solide terminé par une surface courbe, dont tous les points sont également distants d un point intérieur. Archimède a trouvé que le volume de la sphère est les deux tiers de celui du cylindre circonscrit ;… …
23SPHÈRE — s. f. T. de Géom. Globe, corps solide dans lequel toutes les lignes tirées du centre à la surface sont égales. Les propriétés de la sphère. Le centre, le diamètre, la circonférence d une sphère. SPHÈRE, se dit plus ordinairement d Une espèce de… …
24sphere — 01. Everyone working in the [sphere] of education will be affected by the government s budget cuts. 02. After World War Two, Czechoslovakia fell within the Soviet [sphere] of influence. 03. Free moving liquid in outer space will form itself into… …
25SPHÈRE — n. f. T. de Géométrie Solide limité par une surface courbe dont tous les points sont à égale distance d’un point intérieur appelé Centre. Les propriétés de la sphère. Le centre, le diamètre, la circonférence de la sphère. La surface, le volume… …
26sphere — sphereless, adj. spherelike, adj. /sfear/, n., v., sphered, sphering. n. 1. Geom. a. a solid geometric figure generated by the revolution of a semicircle about its diameter; a round body whose surface is at all points equidistant from the center …
27sphere — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ wider ▪ He wanted to spread his ideas to a wider sphere than the school. ▪ separate ▪ In the novel, men and women enjoy separate spheres of action. ▪ academic …
28sphere */*/ — UK [sfɪə(r)] / US [sfɪr] noun [countable] Word forms sphere : singular sphere plural spheres 1) maths an object that is shaped like a ball 2) a particular area of interest, activity, work etc that is one of many parts of life the… …
29sphere — I. noun Etymology: Middle English spere globe, celestial sphere, from Anglo French espere, from Latin sphaera, from Greek sphaira, literally, ball; perhaps akin to Greek spairein to quiver more at spurn Date: 14th century 1. a. (1) the apparent… …
30sphere — [[t]sfɪ͟ə(r)[/t]] spheres 1) N COUNT A sphere is an object that is completely round in shape like a ball. 2) N COUNT: usu N of n A sphere of activity or interest is a particular area of activity or interest. ...the sphere of international… …