spherical

Meanings

Adjective

of or relating to spheres or resembling a sphere
- "spherical geometry"

Adjective Satellite

having the shape of a sphere or ball; ; ; - Zane Grey
- "a spherical object"

Adj

Shaped as a sphere; being a sphere.
Of, or pertaining to, spheres.
Of a coordinate system, specifying the location of a point in a plane by using a radius and two angles.
Of or relating to the heavenly orbs, or to the sphere or spheres in which, according to ancient astronomy and astrology, they were set.
Of a multivariate probability distribution, to have a covariance matrix equal to the identity matrix up to a multiplicative factor.

Origin / Etymology

English spheric [from Latin sphaericus, from Ancient Greek σφαιρικός (sphairikós)] + -al.

Synonyms

ball-shaped, global, globose, globular, orbicular, round, spheral, spheric

Antonyms

nonspherical

Scrabble Score: 16

spherical is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
spherical is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
spherical is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

spherical is a valid Words With Friends word