- (geometry) a solid figure that is completely round, with every point on its surface at an equal distance from the centre
- The Earth is not a perfect sphere.
- any object that is completely round, for example a ball
- an area of activity, influence or interest; a particular section of society synonym domain
- the political sphere
- This area was formerly within the sphere of influence of the US.
- He and I moved in totally different social spheres.
Extra Examples- Rome's sphere of influence extended across Europe, North Africa and the Middle East.
- Rome's sphere of influence extended as far as Scotland.
- His work is little known outside the academic sphere.
- In the novel, men and women enjoy separate spheres of action.
- The matter is outside my sphere of responsibility.
- The region is within the Russian sphere of influence.
- Debate should be confined to the sphere of economics rather than politics.
- The government had control over all spheres of life.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- wider
- separate
- academic
- …
- in somebody’s/the sphere
- within somebody’s/the sphere
- outside somebody’s/the sphere
- …
- a sphere of activity
- a sphere of influence
- a sphere of life
- …
- -sphere(in nouns) a region that surrounds a planet, especially the earth
- ionosphere
- atmosphere
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French espere, from late Latin sphera, earlier sphaera, from Greek sphaira ‘ball’.
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