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spherea round three-dimensional object; a particular area of activity, interest, or experience

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a round three-dimensional object; a particular area of activity, interest, or experience

Pronunciation (IPA): /sfɪr/

Korean meaning: 구, 구체; 영역, 분야

Korean pronunciation: 스피어 (강세: 스피어)

Example Sentences

  • My cat thinks the entire house is his sphere of influence, including my laptop keyboard.
  • She's an expert in the sphere of quantum physics.
  • The soap bubble formed a perfect sphere before it popped on my nose.

sphere

NOUN

//sfɪr//

a round three-dimensional object; a particular area of activity, interest, or experience

sphere concept
💡 Concept

The scientist studied a glowing sphere floating in the laboratory.

sphere mnemonic english
🧠 Mnemonic

The Earth is a sphere that travels through space. (SPACE + BALL = SPHERE)

sphere rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Through this sphere, distant worlds become crystal clear and surprisingly near!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/sfɪr/
🇬🇧 UK/sfɪə/

🌳Etymology

Rootspher-

Origin

From Latin 'sphaera', borrowed from Greek 'sphaira' meaning a ball or globe. The word ultimately refers to a round or spherical shape.

🎵Rhyme

nearclearfearheredear
near
clear
fear
here
dear

🔗Collocations

sphere of influence
public sphere
political sphere
crystal sphere
expand one's sphere
celestial sphere

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My cat thinks the entire house is his sphere of influence, including my laptop keyboard.

She's an expert in the sphere of quantum physics.

😄 Fun example

The soap bubble formed a perfect sphere before it popped on my nose.

Politics is not really my sphere of interest.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

ballglobeorbdomainrealm

Antonyms

cubesquareflat surface

Related

hemisphereatmospheresphericalgeometrycircle

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