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sphere
CEFRC1
/sfɪə/
noun
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In plain English
- 01
noun
A round solid shape like a ball.
- 02
noun
Extra detailAn object which appears to be bounded by a sphere; a round object, a ball.
Examples
Our sphere of influence has expanded so much since then.
The Earth is not a perfect sphere.
At a glance
Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 5
Also pronounced
- /ˈsfɪj.ə/
- /sfiɾ/
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsThe celestial sphere: the edge of the heavens, imagined as a hollow globe within which celestial bodies appear to be embedded.
A surface in three dimensions consisting of all points equidistant from a center. .
An area of activity for a planet; or by extension, an area of influence for a god, hero etc.
More examples
In contextEvery star is a sphere.
in one's sphere
sphere of influence
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Origin
noun
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”) . Displaced Old English cliewen, þoþor, and æppel.