sphere
sphere
sfääri
alue, piiri
yhteys|geometria|k=en pallo
Liittyvät sanat: sphere of influence
Synonyymisanakirja
sphere
näkökanta, näkökohta, näkökulma, puoli, osa-alue, ala, geografinen alue, maantieteellinen alue, vaikutuspiiri, pallo.
Rimmaavat sanat
sphere rimmaa näiden kanssa:
penkere, tere, mantere, tantere, sotatantere, kintere, jäntere, autere, gruyère...
Englannin sanakirja
sphere (englanti > suomi)
sphere englanniksi
puhekieltä A regular three-dimensional object in which every cross-section is a circle; the figure described by the revolution of a circle about its diameter (defdate).
Milton
2011, Piers Sellers, The Guardian, 6 July:
puhekieltä The apparent outer limit of space; the edge of the heavens, imagined as a hollow globe within which celestial bodies appear to be embedded. (defdate)
1635, John Donne, "His parting form her":
puhekieltä Any of the concentric hollow transparent globes formerly believed to rotate around the Earth, and which carried the heavenly body|heavenly bodies; there were originally believed to be eight, and later nine and ten; friction between them was thought to cause a harmonious sound (the music of the spheres). (defdate)
(RQ:Flr Mntgn Essay), vol.1, p.153:
1646, (w), Pseudodoxia Epidemica, I.6:
puhekieltä An area of activity for a planet; or by extension, an area of influence for a god, hero etc. (defdate)
puhekieltä The region in which something or someone is active; one's province, domain. (defdate)
1946, (w), History of Western Philosophy, I.20:
puhekieltä The set of all points in three-dimensional Euclidean space (or n-dimensional space, in topology) that are a fixed distance from a fixed point (defdate).
puhekieltä The extension of a general conception, or the totality of the individuals or species to which it may be applied.
puhekieltä To place in a sphere, or among the spheres; to ensphere.
Shakespeare
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