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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spheric

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.24 in modern English

Syllables
spher-ic
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Spherical.

adj

Of or relating to the heavenly orbs, or to the sphere or spheres in which, according to ancient astronomy and astrology, they were set.

noun

Alternative form of sferic.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek σφαῖρᾰ (sphaîră)bor. Latin sphaera Late Latin sphērader. Old French spherebor. Middle English spere English sphere Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English spheric From sphere + -ic.

Inflected Forms

more spheric (comparative) most spheric (superlative) sphæric (alternative) spherick (alternative) spherical (alternative) spherics (plural)

Derived Forms

aspheric bispheric macrospheric mammospheric mycospheric phyllospheric semispheric sphericist sphericity

Synonyms

ball-shaped global globose globular orbicular spherical

Rhymes With

eric generic derek atmospheric derrick cleric esoteric numeric berwick stratospheric alphanumeric ferric

Questions

What does spheric mean?
Spherical.
Where does spheric come from?
Etymology tree Ancient Greek σφαῖρᾰ (sphaîră)bor. Latin sphaera Late Latin sphērader. Old French spherebor. Middle English spere English sphere Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English spheric From sphere + -ic.

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