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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.
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2. Of or pertaining to a sphere.
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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.
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Knaves, thieves, and treachers by spherical
predominance. --Shak.
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Though the stars were suns, and overburned
Their spheric limitations. --Mrs.
Browning.
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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.
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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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