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Definition of spherical adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

spherical

adjective
 
/ˈsferɪkl/
 
/ˈsfɪrɪkl/,
 
/ˈsferɪkl/
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  1. like a sphere in shape synonym roundTopics Colours and Shapesc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionarySpherical is used with these nouns:
    • shape
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    Word Originlate 15th cent.: via late Latin from Greek sphairikos, from sphaira ‘ball’.
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