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hypersphere en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈhaɪ.pəˌsfɪɹ/ (General-American)
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• /-ˌsfɪː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈhaɪ.pəˌsfɪə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- Ancient Greek σφαῖρᾰ (sphaîră)bor. Latin sphaera Late Latin sphērader. Old French spherebor. Middle English spere English sphere English hypersphere From hyper- + sphere.

Meanings

1. The set of all points in a given hyperspace that are at a given distance from a given point; a generalization of a sphere in four or more dimensions.
   • The timing and location of these battles have not been established. “Sphere” in this context is a hypersphere made up of complexes of two and three-D surfaces, or membranes, shortened in this translation to “branes,” extending into higher dimensions that combine vectors of transit, but also scalar tactical probabilities—a difficult concept to grasp, but essential to understanding Forerunner warfare. 2013 March 19, Greg Bear, String 25, in Halo: Silentium (Forerunner Saga; 3), New York: Tor, →ISBN, page 211:
   • To prove that the hypersphere is a manifold we wish to divide it into polyhedral solids. 2014, Donald W. Blackett, Elementary Topology: A Combinatorial and Algebraic Approach, Academic Press, →ISBN, page 198:
2. A zorb; the act of zorbing, entering a zorbing ball, strapping into a harness, and rolling down a hill.

Forms

Deriveds

hyperspherical

Relateds

n-sphere · hyperball

Translations (14)

it ipersfera (the points of a hyperspace at the same distance from a given point) · cmn 超球面 (the points of a hyperspace at the same distance from a given point) · ca hiperesfera (the points of a hyperspace at the same distance from a given point) · pl hipersfera (the points of a hyperspace at the same distance from a given point) · cs hypersféra (the points of a hyperspace at the same distance from a given point) · ba гиперсфера (the points of a hyperspace at the same distance from a given point) · kk гиперсфера (the points of a hyperspace at the same distance from a given point) · ky гиперсфера (the points of a hyperspace at the same distance from a given point) · cs hyperkoule (the points of a hyperspace at the same distance from a given point) · es hiperesfera (the points of a hyperspace at the same distance from a given point) · mk хиперсфера (the points of a hyperspace at the same distance from a given point) · pt hiperesfera (the points of a hyperspace at the same distance from a given point) · fr hypersphère (the points of a hyperspace at the same distance from a given point) · cs nadkoule (the points of a hyperspace at the same distance from a given point)