sphere
Betekenis (Engels)
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- A surface in three dimensions consisting of all points equidistant from a center. .
- An object which appears to be bounded by a sphere; a round object, a ball.
- The celestial sphere: the edge of the heavens, imagined as a hollow globe within which celestial bodies appear to be embedded.
- Any of the concentric hollow transparent globes formerly believed to rotate around the Earth, and which carried the heavenly bodies; there were originally believed to be eight, and later nine and ten; friction between them was thought to cause a harmonious sound (the music of the spheres).
- An area of activity for a planet; or by extension, an area of influence for a god, hero etc.
- The region in which something or someone is active; one's province, domain.
- The natural, normal, or proper place (of something).
- The set of all points in three-dimensional Euclidean space (or n-dimensional space, in topology) that are a fixed distance from a fixed point .
- The domain of reference of a proposition, subject, or predicate, or the totality of the particular subjects to which it applies.
Synoniemen
vault of heaven
spherical object
parcel of land
clod of dirt
piece of ground
piece of land
round object
starry heaven
subject area
heaven and earth
round shape
top and bottom
something round
centre in
territorial dominion
spherome
starry sphere
military zone
globe body
spheric body
spheoid
spheric face
Frequentie
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/sfɪə(ɹ)/
Etymologie (Engels)
In summary
From Middle English spere, from Old French sphere, from Late Latin sphēra, earlier Latin sphaera (“ball, globe, celestial sphere”), from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα (sphaîra, “ball, globe”), of unknown origin. Not related to superficially similar Persian سپهر (sepehr, “sky”) .
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