spherical
Shaped as a sphere; being a sphereShaped as a sphere; being a sphere.
» The child drew a spherical triangle.
Das Kind zeichnete ein Kugeldreieck.
Ребёнок нарисовал сферический треугольник.
Meaning
5 sensesShaped as a sphere; being a sphere.
kugelförmig, sphärisch, kugelig
сфери́ческийsferíčeskij
сфери́чнийsferýčnyj, куля́стийkuljástyj
having the shape of a sphere or ball
(not comparable)Of, or pertaining to, spheres.
of or relating to spheres or resembling a sphere
Of a coordinate system, specifying the location of a point in a plane by using a radius and two angles.
Of or relating to the heavenly orbs, or to the sphere or spheres in which, according to ancient astronomy and astrology, they were set.
kugelförmig
сфери́ческийsferíčeskij
сфери́чнийsferýčnyj
Of a multivariate probability distribution, to have a covariance matrix equal to the identity matrix up to a multiplicative factor.
a spherical Gaussian distribution
Examples
10 sentencesThe child drew a spherical triangle.
ruРебёнок нарисовал сферический треугольник. — Karok
deDas Kind zeichnete ein Kugeldreieck. — chiyochan
This equation is in spherical coordinates.
ruЭто уравнение в сферических координатах. — odexed
An ice hockey puck is not spherical.
deEin Eishockey-Puck ist nicht kugelförmig. — freddy1
The puck of ice hockey is not spherical.
ruХоккейная шайба не является шарообразной. — Lenin_1917
A yaranga is a spherical dwelling similar to a yurt.
ruЯранга - сферическое жилище, похожее на юрту. — marafon
Translations
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Origin
English spheric [from Latin sphaericus, from Ancient Greek σφαιρικός (sphairikós)] + -al.English spheric [from Latin sphaericus, from Ancient Greek σφαιρικός (sphairikós)] + -al.
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Forms
more spherical, most spherical| Comparative | more spherical Lesson |
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regular
Synonyms
8 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
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