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The correct spelling is spheres.
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noun
Say it like: Sfe-res
The correct spelling is spheres. A regular three-dimensional object in which every cross-section is a circle; the figure described by the revolution of a circle about its diameter .
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Meanings
noun
- 1.A regular three-dimensional object in which every cross-section is a circle; the figure described by the revolution of a circle about its diameter .
- 2.A spherical physical object; a globe or ball.
- 3.The apparent outer limit of space; the edge of the heavens, imagined as a hollow globe within which celestial bodies appear to be embedded.
- 4.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).
- 5.An area of activity for a planet; or by extension, an area of influence for a god, hero etc.
verb
- 1.To place in a sphere, or among the spheres; to ensphere.
- 2.To make round or spherical; to perfect.
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