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spherical

[sfer-i-kuhl, sfeer-] / ˈsfɛr ɪ kəl, ˈsfɪər- /


ADJECTIVE
stellar
Synonyms


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And while watching the film recently at Inglewood’s Cosm, home to an all-encompassing high-definition spherical screen, I half expected a letter to fall upon my lap.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

The goal: hit all seven players on the opposing team using perfectly spherical snowballs made with a special machine, or capture their flag.

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

The team found that sea silk's iridescence is created by a spherical protein structure known as "photonin."

From Science Daily • Feb. 9, 2026

It is impossible to draw a flat, rectangular map of the spherical Earth without distortions.

From Slate • Jan. 21, 2026

The sun, in Anaximander’s view, was not a spherical body, but a world-girdling wheel of fire; the bright orb we see in the sky is just a hole through which we glimpse the conflagration beyond.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro




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