sphere

/sfɪə//sfɪɹ/

noun

  1. 1

    A regular three-dimensional object in which every cross-section is a circle; the figure described by the revolution of a circle about its diameter .

  2. 2

    A spherical physical object; a globe or ball.

  3. 3

    The apparent outer limit of space; the edge of the heavens, imagined as a hollow globe within which celestial bodies appear to be embedded.

  4. 4

    Any of the concentric hollow transparent globes formerly believed to rotate around the Earth, and which carried the heavenly bodies; there were originally believed to be eight, and later nine and ten; friction between them was thought to cause a harmonious sound (the music of the spheres).

  5. 5

    An area of activity for a planet; or by extension, an area of influence for a god, hero etc.

  6. 6

    The region in which something or someone is active; one's province, domain.

  7. 7

    The set of all points in three-dimensional Euclidean space (or n-dimensional space, in topology) that are a fixed distance from a fixed point .

  8. 8

    The extension of a general conception, or the totality of the individuals or species to which it may be applied.

verb

  1. 1

    To place in a sphere, or among the spheres; to ensphere.

  2. 2

    To make round or spherical; to perfect.

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