spheric en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek σφαῖρᾰ (sphaîră)bor. Latin sphaera Late Latin sphērader. Old French spherebor. Middle English spere English sphere Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English spheric From sphere + -ic.
Meanings
- Spherical.
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Of or relating to the heavenly orbs, or to the sphere or spheres in which, according to ancient astronomy and astrology, they were set.
Though the stars were suns, and overburned / Their spheric limitations.
1856, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, “Second Book”, in Aurora Leigh, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1857, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most spheric | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| sphæric | alternative | lexicographic | |
| more spheric | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| spherical | alternative | lexicographic | |
| spherick | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
semispheric · aspheric · mammospheric · bispheric · mycospheric · phyllospheric · sphericity · sphericist · macrospheric
Translations (2)
uk куля́стий (spherical) · uk сфери́чний (spherical)