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Dictionary: spher·i·cal   (sfîr'ĭ-kəl, sfĕr'-) pronunciation also spher·ic
 
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(-ĭk)
adj.
    1. Having the shape of a sphere; globular.
    2. Having a shape approximating that of a sphere.
  2. Of or relating to a sphere.
  3. Of or relating to celestial bodies.
spherically spher'i·cal·ly adv.
sphericalness spher'i·cal·ness n.
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adjective

    Having the shape of a curve everywhere equidistant from a fixed point: annular, circular, globoid, globular, round, spheric. See geometry.

 
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(sfēr'ĭ-kəl, sfĕr'-)
adj.

Having the shape of or approximating a sphere; globular.

spher'i·cal·ness n.
 
WordNet: spherical
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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: of or relating to spheres or resembling a sphere
  Antonym: nonspherical (meaning #1)
  Pertains to noun: sphere (meaning #5)

Meaning #2: having the shape of a sphere or ball
  Synonyms: ball-shaped, global, globose, globular, orbicular, spheric

 
 
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