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-sphere
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sphere sphère -sphère
English
Etymology
en sphere 1 +
Suffix
s
en mathematics Sphere of a certain dimensionality.
N-sphere n-sphere
Spherical object.
calcisphere; cenosphere
en cytology A spherical colony of cells or organoid.
sarcosphere; angiosphere
A spherical field or sphere of influence.
chromosphere; radiansphere
Ecosystem around a particular object.
phyllosphere; plastisphere
Global system or layer of the Earth or another planet.
biosphere; hydrosphere; atmosphere
en figuratively Particular realm or interest of a group of people, object, etc.; its spatial or virtual sphere of influence.
blogosphere; wingnutosphere; Anglosphere
Derived terms
en
en chondriosphere somosphere vivosphere
Related terms
en hemisphere
en circumsphere
en macrosphere
See also: sphere
Translations
designating some layer of the Earth
Catalan: ca -sfera
Dutch: nl sfeer
Finnish: fi -sfääri
Galician: gl -sfera f
Georgian: ka -სფერო
Italian: it -sfera
Malay: ms -sfera
Persian: fa کره -kore, fa سپهر -sepehr
Spanish: es -sfera
Turkish: tr -sfer
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Anagrams
en eehprs Hesper herpes pesher pheers