| 单词 | spherical |
| 释义 | spherical (once / 3805 pages) adj A ball is spherical; it's shaped like a sphere — a three-dimensional version of the two-dimensional circle. The ball image is a good one since the word sphere comes from very similar-sounding Greek and Latin words, both of which mean "ball." The word sphere, however, has much broader usage: we use it in to discussing astronomy, our earth, even our social rank (as in "one's sphere of influence"). Spherical, by contrast, has a much more limited use. It basically is a description of shape: if it's spherical, it simply looks like a ball. WORD FAMILYspherical: nonspherical, spherically, sphericalness+/sphere: spheres, spheric, spherical/spheric: sphericity USAGE EXAMPLESIf indeed gravity was created this way, it calls into question the Death Star’s spherical design. Salon(Dec 18, 2016) “Where the Cannonball River joins the Missouri River … there used to be a whirlpool that created large, spherical sandstone formations,” Allard wrote in Yes! Washington Times(Dec 02, 2016) Most of the objects are in the form of rosary beads and spherical pendants, often with hinged halves that open to reveal tableaus. New York Times(Nov 03, 2016) 1adj of or relating to spheres or resembling a sphere spherical geometry Ant nonspherical not spherical 2adj having the shape of a sphere or ball a spherical object Syn ball-shaped, global, globose, globular, orbicular, spheric circular, round having a circular shape |
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