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sphere
has definitions from the fields of geography,geometry
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[ noun ] any spherically shaped artifact
Used in print (J. F. Vedder, "Micrometeorites", in Francis S. J...)In the United_States , most_of the sensors are calibrated by dropping small spheres on their sensitive surfaces . (M. Yokoyama et al., "Chemical and serological...)the other , a shallow concave gradient ( Fig. 1 ) , was produced with a so-called `` cone sphere '' apparatus , the `` cone '' being a 2 - liter Erlenmeyer_flask and the `` sphere , '' a 2 - liter round-bottom flask . the other , a shallow concave gradient ( Fig. 1 ) , was produced with a so-called `` cone sphere '' apparatus , the `` cone '' being a 2 - liter Erlenmeyer_flask and the `` sphere , '' a 2 - liter round-bottom flask . Each initially contained 1700 ml of buffer ; in the sphere was starting buffer and in the cone was final buffer , 0.50 M in both * * f and Tris , pH 4.1 . When the early part of the gradient was flattened , either by using the gradient shown in Fig. 2 or by allowing the `` cone sphere '' gradient to become established more slowly , Region 2 activity could sometimes be separated into two areas ( donors P._J. and R._S. , Fig. 1 and E._M. , Fig. 2 ) . |
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[ noun ] a particular environment or walk of life
Examples "his social sphere is limited" "it was a closed area of employment" "he's out of my orbit" Used in print (Edward E. Kelly, S.J., "Christian Unity in England"...)Now again in 1961 , in England , there is perhaps nothing in the religious sphere so popularly discussed as Christian unity . (J. F. Vedder, "Micrometeorites", in Francis S. J...)The threshold mass of about * * f corresponds to a 10 - � m diameter sphere of density * * f . The radius is calculated from the mass by assuming spheres of density * * f except for the smallest particles , which must have a higher mass density to remain in the solar_system in the presence of solar_radiation pressure . (Octavia Waldo, A Cup of the Sun....)Above the tongue , an aged yellow eye , sallow and time-cast , encrusted within a sphere of marbleized pink skin , stared unfalteringly at him . (James Thurber, "The Future, If Any, of Comedy,"...)In our age of Science and Angst it seems to me more brave to stay on Earth and explore inner man than to fly far from the sphere of our sorrow and explore outer_space '' . Related terms environment front kingdom province political_arena preserve lap distaff |
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[ noun ] (geography) the geographical area in which one nation is very influential
Synonyms Used in print ("Editorials"...)Not terror , but anger and resentment have been the general reaction outside the Soviet sphere . (Max F. Millikan and Donald L. M. Blackmer,...)Thus , although the agenda of external assistance in the economic sphere are cumulative , and many_of the policies suggested for nations in the earlier stages remain relevant , the basic purpose of American economic_policy during the later stages of development should be to assure that movement into a stage of self-sustaining growth is not prevented by lack of foreign_exchange . Related terms |
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[ noun ] a particular aspect of life or activity
Synonyms Examples "he was helpless in an important sector of his life" Used in print (Philip Reaves, "Who Rules the Marriage Bed?"...)In those days , a wife had mighty few rights in the domestic sphere and even fewer in the sexual sphere . In those days , a wife had mighty few rights in the domestic sphere and even fewer in the sexual sphere . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (geometry) a three-dimensional closed surface such that every point on the surface is equidistant from the center
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[ noun ] a solid figure bounded by a spherical surface (including the space it encloses)
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[ noun ] the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
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