A spherical object. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
spherical geometry. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
If the planets seem to be spherical, is the universe spherical as well?. From Wordnik.com. [Must Watch: Bill Maher's Religulous Trailer! « FirstShowing.net] Reference
In science terminology, this is called a spherical aberration. From Wordnik.com. [Earth Day: 10 Incredible Hubble Telescope Images Of Our Universe (PHOTOS)] Reference
The geometry of elliptic spaces—called spherical geometry—was well known even in antiquity. From Wordnik.com. [Euclid’s Window] Reference
TEAM 0.5 also has the ability to correct for the image-degrading phenomenon known as spherical aberration. From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
If a feminine mind could ever properly be called spherical, that epithet should be applied to Mrs. Staggchase's inner consciousness. From Wordnik.com. [The Philistines] Reference
The accepted model until now has as its basis the idea of spherical gas infall into a central disk, followed by mergers between disks. From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
However, this "spherical" physiological lasts only days. From Wordnik.com. [Many Supporters of Legal Abortion Are Still Confused About Biology] Reference
They are spherical, meaning they are in a state of hydrostatic equilibrium. From Wordnik.com. [SAVE PLUTO!: SCIENTIFIC CONTROVERSIES » Sociological Images] Reference
Negative electricity therefore must have somehow a 'spherical' character, and positive electricity a 'radial'. From Wordnik.com. [Man or Matter] Reference
Which kind of spherical mirror is used in street lights?. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions] Reference
"spherical" is perfection in three dimensions while orbicular would include lumpiness. From Wordnik.com. [microscopic is tinier than miniscule] Reference
Our Gooseman throws some kind of spherical object at the soldiers, which explodes nicely. From Wordnik.com. [Pretty, Fizzy Paradise] Reference
11-5 Let's call the spherical triangle isphQRS, with vertices Q, R, and S, and sides q ¼ r ¼ s. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
Most filmmakers would make them unnatural, "spherical" and audience would love it - isn't it funny?. From Wordnik.com. [James Cameron Explains Why Hollywood is Screwing Up 3D « FirstShowing.net] Reference
'spherical' horizon, which is exactly the area of a flat circle with the same radius as the horizon 'sphere'. From Wordnik.com. [California Literary Review] Reference
She covered them and looked around at the spherical chamber. From Wordnik.com. [Arcana Magi - c.25: Satisfaction] Reference
Oryn stood in a control room before a large spherical chamber. From Wordnik.com. [Arcana Magi - c.1: Oryn Zentharis, Seeker of the Truth] Reference
It is formed by a spherical shell which encloses fluid or semisolid parts. From Wordnik.com. [Common Diseases of Farm Animals] Reference
Black clouds rolled away and exposed a large, spherical opening in the sky. From Wordnik.com. [November Moon] Reference
The asteroid was roughly spherical -- which was unusual, but not remarkable. From Wordnik.com. [Anchorite] Reference
This fuel is contained in a spherical steel tank about three feet in diameter. From Wordnik.com. [A Flash in the Night Sky] Reference
“There” is the moon, spherical and golden, the aged man within loopy and wise. From Wordnik.com. [Stars] Reference
We cannot believe that this island in the air is spherical like our own old earth. From Wordnik.com. [On a Torn-Away World Or, the Captives of the Great Earthquake] Reference
Salmon states that the general outline of the sick bird becomes spherical or ball-shaped. From Wordnik.com. [Common Diseases of Farm Animals] Reference
We must regard them as dynamic realms of particularly extreme spherical and radial activities. From Wordnik.com. [Man or Matter] Reference
In a typical match, devotees shoot each other with spherical gelatin capsules traveling at 200mph. From Wordnik.com. [Paintball Passions] Reference
Here we see on the positive side radial forms appear, on the negative side planar-spherical forms. From Wordnik.com. [Man or Matter] Reference
By adding glycine, scientists in India have created nearly spherical crystals that flow more freely. From Wordnik.com. [Mexico: Obrador Burns His Bridges] Reference
We're antelopes, geckoes, fireflies, among our human forms, dervishes whirling within spherical music. From Wordnik.com. [She tolled me] Reference
Two small spherical balloons, 10 feet in diameter, and attached to 1,000 feet of cable, were sent aloft. From Wordnik.com. [Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War] Reference
On the other hand, the swaying of a spherical balloon with the wind materially contributes to its safety. From Wordnik.com. [Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War] Reference
Her approach, which results in a distinctive spherical design resembling flowers, has drawn praise from local art experts. From Wordnik.com. [Russian Artist Paints With Her Breasts (NSFW VIDEO)] Reference
The ray fungus can be seen in the diseased tissue or the pus as yellowish, spherical bodies about the size of a grain of sand. From Wordnik.com. [Common Diseases of Farm Animals] Reference
The fumes emitted are sometimes gray, sometimes orange; and the matters ejected are cinders, dross, and spherical masses of stone. From Wordnik.com. [Wonders of Creation] Reference
Its spherical body is covered with long, slender appendages called neurites, which branch out to form connections with other cells. From Wordnik.com. [Alzheimer's Unlocking The Mystery] Reference
We're working with cell cultures where the breast cells organize into these hollow, spherical structures that look like soccer balls. From Wordnik.com. [Leading the Hunt For Cancer Genes] Reference
The nearer they come to earth, the closer they fall, until at last on the ground they form an unbroken, more or less spherical, cover. From Wordnik.com. [Man or Matter] Reference
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