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The word sphere is in the Wiktionary

28 short excerpts of Wiktionnary (A collaborative project to produce a free-content dictionary.)

— English words —
  • sphere n. (Mathematics) A regular three-dimensional object in which every cross-section is a circle; the figure…
  • sphere n. A spherical physical object; a globe or ball.
  • sphere n. (Astronomy, now rare) The apparent outer limit of space; the edge of the heavens, imagined as a hollow…
  • sphere n. (Historical, astronomy, mythology) Any of the concentric hollow transparent globes formerly believed…
  • sphere n. (Mythology) An area of activity for a planet; or by extension, an area of influence for a god, hero etc.
  • sphere n. (Figuratively) The region in which something or someone is active; one’s province, domain.
  • sphere n. (Geometry) The set of all points in three-dimensional Euclidean space (or n-dimensional space, in topology)…
  • sphere n. (Logic) The extension of a general conception, or the totality of the individuals or species to which…
  • sphere v. (Transitive) To place in a sphere, or among the spheres; to ensphere.
  • sphere v. (Transitive) To make round or spherical; to perfect.
  • -sphere suff. (Mathematics) Used to form nouns indicating a sphere of x dimensions.
  • -sphere suff. Designating a spherical field or object.
  • -sphere suff. Designating a global system or layer of the Earth or another planet.
  • -sphere suff. (Figuratively) Designating a particular realm or interest of a group of people, object, etc.; its spatial…
— Foreign word, define in English —
  • Middle french - Old french
— English word, defined in French —
  • sphere n. Sphère.
— English word, defined in Spanish —
  • sphere s. Geometría. Esfera.
— English word, defined in Italian —
  • sphere s. (Geometria) sfera.
— In French —
  • sphère n.f. (Géométrie) Surface dans l’espace à trois dimensions dont…
  • sphère n.f. (Géométrie) La sphère de dimension n, notée Sn désigne…
  • sphère n.f. (Astronomie) Voûte du ciel, conçue comme un globe dont…
  • sphère n.f. Boule mobile autour de son axe et légèrement inclinée qui…
  • sphère n.f. (Physique) Espace dans lequel la vertu, l’influence d’un…
  • sphère n.f. (Sens figuré) Domaine où s’exerce l’activité de quelqu’un.
  • sphère n.f. (Sens figuré) Étendue de pouvoir, d’influence, de connaissances…
  • sphère n.f. (Héraldique) (Rare) Meuble représentant l’objet géométrique…
  • -sphère suff. Forme des substantifs d’objets en forme de sphère.
  • -sphère suff. (Par extension) Forme des substantifs de regroupements…
103 English words from 15 English definitions

active activity all among another Any apparent area area␣of␣influence astronomy ball believed by␣extension circle concentric conception cross cross␣section Designating dimensional dimensions domain Earth edge ensphere etc Euclidean Euclidean␣space every extension field Figuratively figure for form formerly general Geometry global globe globes god group heavens hero Historical hollow imagined indicating individuals influence interest its layer limit Logic make Mathematics mythology n-dimensional n-dimensional␣space nouns now object of␣a of␣all one outer particular people perfect physical place planet points province rare realm region regular round section set shape someone something space spatial species sphere spheres spherical system the three three-dimensional topology totality Transitive transparent Used Used␣to which

27 English words from 13 foreign definitions

à␣trois autour axe Boule ciel dans des dimension dimensions Domaine dont espace Étendue extension forme globe influence mobile objet objets Par Physique Rare Sens son Surface vertu

31 foreign words from 13 foreign definitions

activité Astronomie autour␣de comme conçue connaissances désigne en␣forme␣de Esfera exerce figuré Geometría Géométrie géométrique Héraldique inclinée légèrement lequel Meuble notée Par␣extension pouvoir qui regroupements représentant Sens␣figuré sfera sphère substantifs trois Voûte

11 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

sphered spheres sphereing sphereless spherelike sphere␣packing sphere␣packings sphere␣of␣influence sphere␣of␣knowledge spheres␣of␣influence spheres␣of␣knowledge

231 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

aspheres cospheres ensphered enspheres insphered inspheres oospheres spheres unsphered unspheres biospheres ecospheres exospheres geospheres midspheres myospheres nonspheres noospheres orospheres otospheres piospheres subspheres zoospheres zoöspheres aerospheres atmosphered atmospheres barospheres baryspheres biospherean cenospheres chaospheres colospheres conispheres cryospheres dataspheres endospheres ergospheres fluospheres gliospheres halfspheres hemisphered hemispheres Hill␣spheres homospheres horospheres ideospheres infospheres ionospheres lipospheres +181 words

286 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

asphere cosphere ensphere insphere oosphere sphere unsphere biosphere ecosphere episphere exosphere geosphere midsphere myosphere nonsphere noosphere noösphere orosphere otosphere piosphere subsphere zoosphere zoösphere abiosphere aerosphere Afrosphere atmosphere barosphere barysphere blogsphere botosphere cenosphere chaosphere colosphere conisphere cryosphere datasphere digisphere doxasphere ectosphere endosphere ergosphere fatosphere fluosphere fold␣sphere gliosphere halfsphere hemisphere Hill␣sphere homosphere +236 words

8 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

ere Ere 'ere her Her here PHE SPH

6 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

ere Ere 'ere HPs H&Ps reh

4 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

herpes Hesper pesher pheers

32 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

asphere heapers helpers Heplers Hepners heppers hepster herpers herpies Hoepers meshrep perches Perches peshers Pethers phrenes rephase Repsher reshape Scheper serpech serpesh sheperd Sheperd Shepler sphaere sphære spheare sphered spheres threeps threpes

39 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

Ephes. Esher esper Esper heeps Heeps heers HEPES heres here's herpe herps herse Herse HREEs peers Peers Peres pères perse Perse per␣se pheer prees Prees presh Reeps rephs Rhees Serpe sheep sheer Sheer shepe Shere speer spere spree Spree

3 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

sphene sphero- sphery

2 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

Shere spere

3 epenthesis (New words found when adding only one letter.)

sphaere sphære spheare


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