spherical

Meaning

1. Shaped as a sphere; being a sphere.
2. (not-comparable) Of, or pertaining to, spheres.
3. Of a coordinate system, specifying the location of a point in a plane by using a radius and two angles.
4. Of or relating to the heavenly orbs, or to the sphere or spheres in which, according to ancient astronomy and astrology, they were set.
5. Of a multivariate probability distribution, to have a covariance matrix equal to the identity matrix up to a multiplicative factor.

Synonyms

round

globular

circular

ball-shaped

spheric

orbicular

rounded

global

globose

be round

orbed

spheroid

chubby

cylindrical

rotund

sphere

ball

spheroidal

orbiculate

pelletized

mild

heavenly

spheral

bulbous

curved

coccal

disc-shaped

stellar

celestial

ring-shaped

smooth circular motion

rolling smoothly

bulbshaped

coccoid

globate

pinwheel-shaped

obese

orotund

oval

roll

roll over

Translations

esférico

sferico

sphérique

kugelförmig

esférico

esfèric

sphärisch

σφαιρικός

bolvormig

kugelrund

rund

globulaire

boule

globe

globoso

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sfɛɹɪkəl/

Etymology

English spheric [from Latin sphaericus, from Ancient Greek σφαιρικός (sphairikós)] + -al.