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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Spherical \Spher"ic*al\, Spheric \Spher"ic\, a. [L. sphaericus,
     Gr. ???: cf. F. sph['e]rique.]
     1. Having the form of a sphere; like a sphere; globular;
        orbicular; as, a spherical body.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Of or pertaining to a sphere.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Of or pertaining to the heavenly orbs, or to the sphere or
        spheres in which, according to ancient astronomy and
        astrology, they were set.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Knaves, thieves, and treachers by spherical
              predominance.                         --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Though the stars were suns, and overburned
              Their spheric limitations.            --Mrs.
                                                    Browning.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Spherical angle, Spherical co["o]rdinate, Spherical
     excess, etc. See under Angle, Coordinate, etc.
  
     Spherical geometry, that branch of geometry which treats of
        spherical magnitudes; the doctrine of the sphere,
        especially of the circles described on its surface.
  
     Spherical harmonic analysis. See under Harmonic, a.
  
     Spherical lune,portion of the surface of a sphere included
        between two great semicircles having a common diameter.
  
     Spherical opening, the magnitude of a solid angle. It is
        measured by the portion within the solid angle of the
        surface of any sphere whose center is the angular point.
        
  
     Spherical polygon,portion of the surface of a sphere
        bounded by the arcs of three or more great circles.
  
     Spherical projection, the projection of the circles of the
        sphere upon a plane. See Projection.
  
     Spherical sector. See under Sector.
  
     Spherical segment, the segment of a sphere. See under
        Segment.
  
     Spherical triangle,re on the surface of a sphere, bounded
        by the arcs of three great circles which intersect each
        other.
  
     Spherical trigonometry. See Trigonometry.
        [1913 Webster] -- Spher"ic*al*ly, adv. --
        Spher"ic*al*ness, n.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Spherical \Spher"ic*al\, Spheric \Spher"ic\, a. [L. sphaericus,
     Gr. ???: cf. F. sph['e]rique.]
     1. Having the form of a sphere; like a sphere; globular;
        orbicular; as, a spherical body.
  
     2. Of or pertaining to a sphere.
  
     3. Of or pertaining to the heavenly orbs, or to the sphere or
        spheres in which, according to ancient astronomy and
        astrology, they were set.
  
              Knaves, thieves, and treachers by spherical
              predominance.                         --Shak.
  
              Though the stars were suns, and overburned Their
              spheric limitations.                  --Mrs.
                                                    Browning.
  
     Spherical angle, Spherical co["o]rdinate, Spherical
     excess, etc. See under Angle, Coordinate, etc.
  
     Spherical geometry, that branch of geometry which treats of
        spherical magnitudes; the doctrine of the sphere,
        especially of the circles described on its surface.
  
     Spherical harmonic analysis. See under Harmonic, a.
  
     Spherical lune,portion of the surface of a sphere included
        between two great semicircles having a common diameter.
  
     Spherical opening, the magnitude of a solid angle. It is
        measured by the portion within the solid angle of the
        surface of any sphere whose center is the angular point.
        
  
     Spherical polygon,portion of the surface of a sphere
        bounded by the arcs of three or more great circles.
  
     Spherical projection, the projection of the circles of the
        sphere upon a plane. See Projection.
  
     Spherical sector. See under Sector.
  
     Spherical segment, the segment of a sphere. See under
        Segment.
  
     Spherical triangle,re on the surface of a sphere, bounded
        by the arcs of three great circles which intersect each
        other.
  
     Spherical trigonometry. See Trigonometry. --
        Spher"ic*al*ly, adv. -- Spher"ic*al*ness, n.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  spherical geometry
       n : the geometry of figures on the surface of a sphere

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  spherical geometry
     n.
     (lb en geometry uncountable) The geometry of the 2-dimensional
  surface of a sphere;<br>(lb en countable) a given geometry of the
  surface of a sphere; a geometry of the surface of a given sphere,
  regarded as distinct from that of other spheres.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  spherical geometry
     n.
     (lb en geometry uncountable) The geometry of the 2-dimensional
  surface of a sphere;<br>(lb en countable) a given geometry of the
  surface of a sphere; a geometry of the surface of a given sphere,
  regarded as distinct from that of other spheres.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  spherical geometry
     n.
     (lb en geometry uncountable) The geometry of the 2-dimensional
  surface of a sphere;<br>(lb en countable) a given geometry of the
  surface of a sphere; a geometry of the surface of a given sphere,
  regarded as distinct from that of other spheres.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  spherical geometry
     n.
     (lb en geometry uncountable) The geometry of the 2-dimensional
  surface of a sphere;<br>(lb en countable) a given geometry of the
  surface of a sphere; a geometry of the surface of a given sphere,
  regarded as distinct from that of other spheres.

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  spherical geometry /sfˈɛɹɪkəl dʒiˈɒmətɹi/
  sphärische Geometrie
   see: geometry, affine geometry, descriptive geometry, plane geometry, Riemannian geometry
  

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  spherical geometry /sfˈɛɹɪkəl dʒiˈɒmətɹi/ 
  球面幾何学
  branch of geometry

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