Look up: sphere

1. sphere
   [n] - a particular environment or walk of life 2. [n] - a solid figure bounded by a spherical surface (including the space it encloses) 3. [n] - a three-dimensional closed surface such that every point on the surface is equidistant from the center 4. [n] - the geographical area in...
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2. Sphere
   The surface area and volume of a sphere of radius, rSurface area, AVolume, V
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3. sphere
   A solid figure that has the shape of a round ball; all points are the same distance from the center
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4. sphere
   sphere of influence noun the geographical area in which one nation is very influential
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5. sphere
   noun any spherically shaped artifact
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6. sphere
   domain noun a particular environment or walk of life; `his social sphere is limited`; `it was a closed area of employment`; `he`s out of my orbit`
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7. sphere
   noun a solid figure bounded by a spherical surface (including the space it encloses)
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8. sphere
   (sfēr) a three dimensional round body; called also globus. adj., spher´ical., adj. segmentation sphere morula. blastomere.
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9. Sphere
   • (v. t.) To form into roundness; to make spherical, or spheral; to perfect. • (n.) The extension of a general conception, or the totality of the individuals or species to which it may be applied. • (n.) Hence, any globe or globular body, especially a celestial one, as the sun, a plan...
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10. sphere
    (from the article `mathematics`) ...he proved: that the area of a circle equals the area of a triangle whose height equals the radius of the circle and whose base equals its ... There are nine extant treatises by Archimedes in Greek. The principal results in On the Sphere and Cylinder (in two books) are that the surface area ... ...a...
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11. sphere
    sphere Related ball, sphere-word units: glob-, glom-; hemoglobin-.
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12. Sphere
    An imaginary area, approximately 18 cm (seven inches) which surrounds a player's head. No stick checks toward the head are allowed to break the sphere.
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13. sphere
    
    • a particular environment or walk of life
    • the geographical area in which one nation is very influential
    • a particular aspect of life or activity
    • a three-dimensional closed surface such that every point on the surface is equidistant from the center
    
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14. sphere
    the traditional unit of solid angle measure, divided into 4(pi) steradians (see below). There are also 129 600/(pi) = 41 252.96 square degrees in a sphere. This unit is also called the spat (see above).
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15. sphere
    sphere, in geometry, the three-dimensional analogue of a circle. The term is applied to the spherical surface, every point of which is the same distance (the radius) from a certain fixed point (the center), and also to the volume enclosed by such a surface. The curve formed by a plane cutting a sphe...
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16. Sphere
    Sphere is a Sci-fi thriller starring Dustin Hoffman, Sharon Stone, Samuel L Jackson, Peter Coyote, Live Schreiber and Queen Latifah in a story based upon the book by Michael Crichton about a spaceship discovered deep beneath the ocean, containing a sphere which starts affecting the minds of the US n...
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17. sphere
    Type: Term Pronunciation: sfēr Definitions: 1. A ball or globular body.
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18. sphere
    Perfectly round object with all points on its surface the same distance from the centre. This distance is the radius of the sphere. For a sphere of radius r, the volume V = 4/3πr³ and the surface area
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19. sphere
    radius=4pi(r squared), volume=4/3pi(r cubed)
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20. Sphere
    (novel) `Sphere` is a science fiction novel written by Michael Crichton and published in 1987. It was made into the film Sphere in 1998. The novel follows Norman Johnson as a psychologist who is engaged by the United States Navy to join a team of scientists assembled by the U.S....
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21. Sphere
    (disambiguation) A `sphere` is an object shaped like a ball and can also be used to refer to a sphere-like region or shell. `Sphere` may also refer to: In mathematics: In astronomy: In Earth science/planetary science: In stellar physics: In geology: A type of spherical stone (Stone balls): Figurative/metaphorical: Popular culture: Music:
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22. Sphere
    (program) `Sphere` is a cross-platform, open source computer program designed primarily to make role-playing games (RPGs) similar to those found on the SNES and Sega Genesis consoles. Sphere was originally coded by Chad Austin. When making a game with Sphere, most things are scripted using th...
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