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sphere

/sfɪə/

/sfɪr/

spherenoun

spheres

/sfɪə/

/sfɪr/

Translations

sphèreObjet géométrique à surface équidistante du centre.

The Earth is often modeled as a sphere in geography classes.

La Terre est souvent modélisée comme une sphère dans les cours de géographie.

sphèreDomaine, champ d’activité ou d’intérêt.

She has made significant contributions in the sphere of education.

Elle a apporté des contributions importantes dans la sphère de l’éducation.

Additional translations

astrePour désigner un corps céleste, selon le contexte.

Definitions

A round, three-dimensional geometric object where every point on the surface is equidistant from the center.

The Earth is often modeled as a sphere in geography classes.

A field or domain of activity or interest.

She has made significant contributions in the sphere of education.

A celestial body, such as a planet or star, considered as a spherical object.

Through the telescope, Mars appeared as a small reddish sphere.

Synonyms

spherical object

sphereverb

sphered

Past Simple

sphered

Past Participle

sphering

Gerund

/sfɪə/

/sfɪr/

Archaic/literary verb meaning ‘to form into a sphere’ or ‘to place within a sphere’

Translations

Additional translations

encerclerSens figuré ou littéraire.

sphériserTerme rare ou technique.

Definitions

To form into a sphere or make spherical.

The potter carefully sphered the clay into a perfect globe.

To enclose or place within a surrounding sphere; to encircle.

The mountain peaks were sphered in a halo of mist.

Synonyms

sphereadjective

Used attributively before nouns in technical contexts, e.g., ‘sphere volume’.

Translations

sphériqueEmploi attributif ou technique.

The engineer calculated the sphere radius precisely.

L’ingénieur a calculé précisément le rayon sphérique.

Definitions

Used attributively before another noun to indicate that the noun is related to or characterized by a sphere.

The engineer calculated the sphere radius precisely.

Synonyms