sphericadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈsfɛrɪk/,

/ˈsfɪərɪk/, U.S.

/ˈsfɪ(ə)rɪk/,

/ˈsfɛrɪk/

Forms: 1500s spherike, 1500s–1700s spherick (1600s sphearick, sphærick, sphœrick), 1600s– spheric (1700s sphæric, spherique).

Etymology: < late Latin sphēr-, sphaericus, < Greek σϕαιρικός , < σϕαῖρα sphere n., or French sphérique (14th cent.), = Italian sferico, Spanish esferico, Portuguese esferico. The noun corresponds to late Latin sphaerica feminine.

A. adj.

1. Of or relating to the sphere as a geometrical figure. (Cf. spherical adj. 2.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > geometry > shape or figure > [adjective] > three-dimensional > spherical or spheroidal

spheric1559

spherical1728

spheroidal1876

1559 W. Cuningham Cosmogr. Glasse 5 I wil exhort you..to reade with great diligence..Theodosius of spherike Demonstrations.

1595 J. Davis Seamans Secrets ii. sig. H3^v Cutting the Equinoctiall at right spherick angles.

1704 J. Harris Lexicon Technicum I Spherick Geometry, or Projection, is the Art of Describing on a Plane the Circles of the Sphere [etc.].

1706 W. Jones Synopsis Palmariorum Matheseos 279 Of Spheric Trigonometry.

1798 C. Hutton Course Math. II. 48 The spheric segment PFN, is equal to the difference between the cylinder ABLO, and the conic frustrum ABMQ.

2. = spherical adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > curvature > curved three-dimensional shape or body > [adjective] > spherical or globular

roundc1300

orbicular?1440

spherical1523

spheral1571

globous1591

globy1595

bulbed1597

orbed1598

sphery1600

spheric1610

globical1612

rotundious1614

globular1626

globed1633

global1637

globose1667

spheriform1678

globosous1681

globar1699

bulbous1783

ball-shaped1802

globate1806

perispheric1828

bulb-like1836

balloon-shaped1839

bulbiform1849

globuloid1889

1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 224 Foure round isles of Sphærick work.

1622 M. Drayton 2nd Pt. Poly-olbion xxviii. 146 Stones of a Spherick forme.

1673 J. Gregory Let. in S. P. Rigaud & S. J. Rigaud Corr. Sci. Men 17th Cent. (1841) (modernized text) II. 247 I spoke not so of spheric speculums.

1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. at Lycoperdon The blood red sphæric lycoperdon.

1791 E. Darwin Bot. Garden: Pt. I iv. 178 The diving castles, roof'd with spheric glass.

1828 J. M. Spearman Brit. Gunner 134 It appears that when the spheric chamber is filled with powder, it has the advantage in point of range.

1855 R. C. Singleton tr. Virgil Eclogues iv, in tr. Virgil Wks. I. 30 Behold with spheric mass a nodding world.

1883 S. Lanier Eng. Novel 273 The most ravishing combination of tender curves and spheric softness.

3. Of or pertaining to, connected with, the spheres or heavenly bodies.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > celestial sphere > zone of celestial sphere > sphere of ancient astronomy > [adjective]

crystalc1450

sphery1600

sphericala1616

spheric1648

spheral1829

1648 J. Beaumont Psyche xvii. cxx. 324 Those rich Notes..Whose Consort makes the Sphearik Melodie.

1652 E. Benlowes Theophila vii. xlii. 100 No Lines, Poles, Tropicks, Zones can Thee enthrall, First Mover of the Sphearick Ball.

1813 T. Busby tr. Lucretius Nature of Things II. v. 863 What there he [sc. the sun] borrows from the spheric skies, To parts opposing his advance supplies.

1844 E. B. Barrett Drama of Exile 2050 in Poems I We shall leap up..To join the spheric company.

1880 G. MacDonald Bk. of Strife 20 Then harmony with every spheric song, And conscious power, would give sureness divine.

B. n.

(Chiefly plural) The mathematical study or science of the sphere; spherical geometry and trigonometry.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > geometry > [noun] > branches of

planimetrya1393

conic?a1560

helicosophy1570

stereometry1570

spheric1660

planometry1669

mensuration1704

polygonometry1791

analytical geometry1802

isoperimetry1811

analytic geometry1817

algebraic geometry1821

coordinate geometry1837

non-Euclidean geometry1872

differential geometry1877

pangeometry1878

projective geometry1878

metageometry1890

Riemann geometry1895

variable geometry1957

1660 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. III. i. 53 Geometry is precedent to Sphærick, as Station is to Motion.

1719 J. Chamberlayne tr. B. Nieuwentyt Relig. Philosopher III. xxiv. 755 Concerning Sphericks, or the Circles and Angles which they make.

1758 Philos. Trans. 1757 (Royal Soc.) 50 422 We have (per spherics) sin. AE : 1 (rad) :: co-t. E : co-t. AH.

a1822 P. B. Shelley Let. to — in Posthumous Poems (1824) 62 Conic sections, spherics, logarithms.

1867 W. T. Brande & G. W. Cox Dict. Sci., Lit. & Art (new ed.) III. 532/1 The practical application of spherics to navigation.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	spheric
释义	sphericadj.n. Brit. /ˈsfɛrɪk/, /ˈsfɪərɪk/, U.S. /ˈsfɪ(ə)rɪk/, /ˈsfɛrɪk/ Forms: 1500s spherike, 1500s–1700s spherick (1600s sphearick, sphærick, sphœrick), 1600s– spheric (1700s sphæric, spherique). Etymology: < late Latin sphēr-, sphaericus, < Greek σϕαιρικός , < σϕαῖρα sphere n., or French sphérique (14th cent.), = Italian sferico, Spanish esferico, Portuguese esferico. The noun corresponds to late Latin sphaerica feminine. A. adj. 1. Of or relating to the sphere as a geometrical figure. (Cf. spherical adj. 2.) ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > geometry > shape or figure > [adjective] > three-dimensional > spherical or spheroidal spheric1559 spherical1728 spheroidal1876 1559 W. Cuningham Cosmogr. Glasse 5 I wil exhort you..to reade with great diligence..Theodosius of spherike Demonstrations. 1595 J. Davis Seamans Secrets ii. sig. H3^v Cutting the Equinoctiall at right spherick angles. 1704 J. Harris Lexicon Technicum I Spherick Geometry, or Projection, is the Art of Describing on a Plane the Circles of the Sphere [etc.]. 1706 W. Jones Synopsis Palmariorum Matheseos 279 Of Spheric Trigonometry. 1798 C. Hutton Course Math. II. 48 The spheric segment PFN, is equal to the difference between the cylinder ABLO, and the conic frustrum ABMQ. 2. = spherical adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > curved three-dimensional shape or body > [adjective] > spherical or globular roundc1300 orbicular?1440 spherical1523 spheral1571 globous1591 globy1595 bulbed1597 orbed1598 sphery1600 spheric1610 globical1612 rotundious1614 globular1626 globed1633 global1637 globose1667 spheriform1678 globosous1681 globar1699 bulbous1783 ball-shaped1802 globate1806 perispheric1828 bulb-like1836 balloon-shaped1839 bulbiform1849 globuloid1889 1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 224 Foure round isles of Sphærick work. 1622 M. Drayton 2nd Pt. Poly-olbion xxviii. 146 Stones of a Spherick forme. 1673 J. Gregory Let. in S. P. Rigaud & S. J. Rigaud Corr. Sci. Men 17th Cent. (1841) (modernized text) II. 247 I spoke not so of spheric speculums. 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. at Lycoperdon The blood red sphæric lycoperdon. 1791 E. Darwin Bot. Garden: Pt. I iv. 178 The diving castles, roof'd with spheric glass. 1828 J. M. Spearman Brit. Gunner 134 It appears that when the spheric chamber is filled with powder, it has the advantage in point of range. 1855 R. C. Singleton tr. Virgil Eclogues iv, in tr. Virgil Wks. I. 30 Behold with spheric mass a nodding world. 1883 S. Lanier Eng. Novel 273 The most ravishing combination of tender curves and spheric softness. 3. Of or pertaining to, connected with, the spheres or heavenly bodies. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > celestial sphere > zone of celestial sphere > sphere of ancient astronomy > [adjective] crystalc1450 sphery1600 sphericala1616 spheric1648 spheral1829 1648 J. Beaumont Psyche xvii. cxx. 324 Those rich Notes..Whose Consort makes the Sphearik Melodie. 1652 E. Benlowes Theophila vii. xlii. 100 No Lines, Poles, Tropicks, Zones can Thee enthrall, First Mover of the Sphearick Ball. 1813 T. Busby tr. Lucretius Nature of Things II. v. 863 What there he [sc. the sun] borrows from the spheric skies, To parts opposing his advance supplies. 1844 E. B. Barrett Drama of Exile 2050 in Poems I We shall leap up..To join the spheric company. 1880 G. MacDonald Bk. of Strife 20 Then harmony with every spheric song, And conscious power, would give sureness divine. B. n. (Chiefly plural) The mathematical study or science of the sphere; spherical geometry and trigonometry. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > geometry > [noun] > branches of planimetrya1393 conic?a1560 helicosophy1570 stereometry1570 spheric1660 planometry1669 mensuration1704 polygonometry1791 analytical geometry1802 isoperimetry1811 analytic geometry1817 algebraic geometry1821 coordinate geometry1837 non-Euclidean geometry1872 differential geometry1877 pangeometry1878 projective geometry1878 metageometry1890 Riemann geometry1895 variable geometry1957 1660 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. III. i. 53 Geometry is precedent to Sphærick, as Station is to Motion. 1719 J. Chamberlayne tr. B. Nieuwentyt Relig. Philosopher III. xxiv. 755 Concerning Sphericks, or the Circles and Angles which they make. 1758 Philos. Trans. 1757 (Royal Soc.) 50 422 We have (per spherics) sin. AE : 1 (rad) :: co-t. E : co-t. AH. a1822 P. B. Shelley Let. to — in Posthumous Poems (1824) 62 Conic sections, spherics, logarithms. 1867 W. T. Brande & G. W. Cox Dict. Sci., Lit. & Art (new ed.) III. 532/1 The practical application of spherics to navigation. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1559
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