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  "sphere":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a globular body : ball":[],
      ": a solid that is bounded by a surface consisting of all points at a given distance from a point constituting its center \u2014 see Volume Formulas Table":[],
      ": an area or range over or within which someone or something acts, exists, or has influence or significance":[
        "the public sphere"
      ],
      ": any of the concentric and eccentric revolving spherical transparent shells in which according to ancient astronomy stars, sun, planets, and moon are set":[],
      ": collectivity : totality (as specified by the initial element)":[
        "bio sphere",
        "blogo sphere"
      ],
      ": orbit":[],
      ": planet , star":[],
      ": the apparent surface of the heavens of which half forms the dome of the visible sky":[],
      ": the bounding surface of a sphere":[],
      ": to form into a sphere":[],
      ": to place in a sphere or among the spheres : ensphere":[],
      ": zone, layer or region enveloping or radiating from the earth or another celestial body":[
        "iono sphere",
        "magneto sphere"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "All points on a sphere are the same distance from the center.",
      "Women at that time were confined to the domestic sphere .",
      "They recognize that jobs in the public sphere are valuable.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "India is trying to preserve its own sphere of influence in South Asia through projects such as building roads and bridges in Bangladesh, hydroelectric plants in Nepal and ports and railways in Sri Lanka. \u2014 The Economist , 22 July 2017",
      "Remove the 108 stitches, peel back the two-piece cowhide cover, unravel the four layers of yarn and a rubber pill is revealed, inside of which is contained a sphere of cork. \u2014 Kirk Kenney, sandiegouniontribune.com , 2 July 2017",
      "The conductor in this creative sphere is the Double, Tchaikovsky\u2019s alter ego. \u2014 Leilah Bernstein, Los Angeles Magazine , 23 June 2017",
      "Their main points have been discussed exhaustively, both in congressional hearings and in the public sphere . \u2014 Peter W. Stevenson, Washington Post , 21 June 2017",
      "So far, astronomers have found only a dozen of the most distant probes of Planet Nine\u2019s supposed sphere of influence. \u2014 Joshua Sokol, Science | AAAS , 21 June 2017",
      "Prusa is celebrated for intricate images derived from astrophysics and mathematics, painstakingly drawn in silverpoint onto large acrylic spheres . \u2014 George Fishman, miamiherald , 16 June 2017",
      "Developer Vicarious Visions chose authenticity over improvement, and, in the sphere of gaming history and archival, that choice matters. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 2 July 2017",
      "The dish is served with french fries, kale slaw and little spheres of hot sauce on the house buttermilk-herb dressing. \u2014 Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 29 June 2017",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "There are few trans voices in the news and politics sphere , partly due to the relentless abuse trans creators face. \u2014 Taylor Lorenz, Washington Post , 26 June 2022",
      "Adoption of the Sibros platform differs between older legacy automakers and newer companies including those elsewhere in the mobility sphere according to Albert Lilly, Sibros vice president of marketing. \u2014 Ed Garsten, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "Outside China, media experts caution the posts do not show a holistic view of public opinion in China -- though could still be valuable in bringing these elements of China's media sphere to light. \u2014 Simone Mccarthy, CNN , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Along with PricewaterhouseCoopers and KPMG, Deloitte and EY comprise the Big Four firms that dominate the broader professional services sphere and serve as some of the most frequent advisors on acquisitions, IPOs and other transactions. \u2014 Kevin Dowd, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "According to the majority of participants in the Small Business Trends survey \u2014 and countless leaders in the entrepreneurship sphere \u2014 the best way to learn about entrepreneurship is simply: Start a business. \u2014 Patrick Scherzinger, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
      "The fourth, and largest, sphere in that mix contains a wealth of extra information\u2014none of which can be discerned by the human eye. \u2014 Nick Scott, Robb Report , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "This might sound crazy to Black people who cope with oppression and injustice on a daily basis, but in the cultural sphere the prominence that African Americans have held for more than a century in music is increasingly evident across many genres. \u2014 The New Yorker , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "The Light takes the form of a giant metal sphere that characters in-game call the Traveler. \u2014 Boone Ashworth, Wired , 21 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"Noun",
      "1602, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English spere globe, celestial sphere, from Anglo-French espere , from Latin sphaera , from Greek sphaira , literally, ball; perhaps akin to Greek spairein to quiver \u2014 more at spurn entry 1":"Noun",
      "extracted from atmosphere":"Combining form"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sfir",
      "\u02ccsfir"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "ball",
      "globe",
      "orb"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205707",
    "type":[
      "adjective,",
      "combining form",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "spherical":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": having the form of a sphere or of one of its segments":[],
      ": relating to or dealing with a sphere or its properties":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "the planet Earth is not, in fact, perfectly spherical",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Along with its unique vehicles, what made the race special was the venue, a giant spherical structure called La Boule. \u2014 Dhananjay Khadilkar, Ars Technica , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "When completed, the Las Vegas sphere is expected to be the largest spherical structure in the world, at 336 feet tall and 516 feet wide, and serve as a radical new entertainment venue that can accommodate up to 20,000 spectators. \u2014 Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 May 2022",
      "The 2019 result showed that the shadow of an event horizon is, as predicted, spherical . \u2014 Marina Koren, The Atlantic , 12 May 2022",
      "With its abundance of ferns and spherical furniture and braided rugs in every room, the Field Trip office sort of resembled the apartment of one of my exes, who made his living renting his space out to Urban Outfitters catalog shoots. \u2014 Alaina Demopoulos, Allure , 19 May 2022",
      "Oat protein serves to calm and hydrate the skin, while small spherical wax jojoba beads gently exfoliate without stripping away essential oils. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 May 2022",
      "In 1893, his wife retrieved the first oyster with a semi- spherical cultured pearl. \u2014 Jill Newman, Town & Country , 12 May 2022",
      "The unique spherical feature, which is meant to resemble a black hole, acts as an observatory of sorts and provides guests with uninterrupted 360-degree views. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 4 May 2022",
      "The complex features a seven-story 300,000-square-foot building composed of two main facilities, including a spherical theater and rooftop terrace at Wilshire Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue in Los Angeles. \u2014 Jim Dobson, Forbes , 1 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sfir-i-k\u0259l",
      "\u02c8sfer-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "global",
      "globular",
      "round"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094939",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "sphalerite":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a mineral composed essentially of zinc sulfide that is the most important ore of zinc":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sfa-l\u0259-\u02ccr\u012bt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "German Sphalerit , from Greek sphaleros deceitful, from sphallein to cause to fall; from its often being mistaken for galena \u2014 more at spill entry 1":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1868, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-160732"
  },
  "sphene":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a mineral that is a silicate of calcium and titanium and often contains other elements":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sf\u0113n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French sph\u00e8ne , from Greek sph\u0113n wedge":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1815, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-171921"
  },
  "spherical coordinate":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": one of three coordinates that are used to locate a point in space and that comprise the radius of the sphere on which the point lies in a system of concentric spheres, the angle formed by the point, the center, and a given axis of the sphere, and the angle between the plane of the first angle and a reference plane through the given axis of the sphere":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1864, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-183901"
  },
  "spherical excess":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the amount by which the sum of the three angles of a spherical triangle exceeds two right angles":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-211321"
  },
  "spherical polygon":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a figure analogous to a plane polygon that is formed on a sphere by arcs of great circles":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1825, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-212657"
  },
  "sphenethmoid":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of, relating to, or being a bone of the skull that surrounds the anterior end of the brain in many amphibians":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)sf\u0113n+"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "sphen- + ethmoid":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-222821"
  },
  "sphenion":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the lower frontal apex of the parietal bone used as a reference point in craniometry":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sf\u0113n\u0113\u02cc\u00e4n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from sphen- + Greek -ion , diminutive suffix":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-231422"
  },
  "Spheniscidae":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a family of birds (order Sphenisciformes ) containing all the existing penguins":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "sf\u0259\u0307\u02c8nis\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Spheniscus , type genus + -idae":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-003711"
  },
  "spherical sailing":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": sailing in which the earth is regarded as a spherical or spheroidal figure and allowance is made for the curvature of its surface in directing the course of a ship":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-020612"
  },
  "spherical angle":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the angle between two intersecting arcs of great circles of a sphere measured by the plane angle formed by the tangents to the arcs at the point of intersection":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1678, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-022302"
  },
  "spherical sector":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": sector of a sphere":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-045519"
  },
  "spherical perspective":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": curvilinear perspective in which a picture is made upon a spherical surface":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-073705"
  },
  "spherical astronomy":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a branch of astronomy that deals chiefly with problems relating to the celestial sphere":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-085805"
  },
  "spherical aberration":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": aberration that is caused by the spherical form of a lens or mirror and that gives different foci for central and marginal rays":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sfir-i-k\u0259l-, \u02c8sfer-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1868, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-092201"
  },
  "sph":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "sphere; spherical":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-112850"
  },
  "sphecid":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of or relating to the Sphecidae":[],
      ": a wasp of the family Sphecidae":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\"",
      "\u02c8sf\u0113s\u0259\u0307d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin Sphecidae":"Adjective"
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-133519"
  },
  "Sphecidae":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a family of solitary wasps (superfamily Sphecoidea ) having the first segment of the abdomen generally prolonged into a long smooth cylindrical petiole and including the mud daubers and some digger wasps":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sf\u0113s\u0259\u02ccd\u0113",
      "-fes-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Sphec-, Sphex , type genus + -idae":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-133926"
  },
  "sphericalness":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the quality or state of being spherical : spherical form":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-152113"
  },
  "Sphacelaria":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a genus of small feathery brown algae (order Sphacelariales ) similar to Ectocarpus but having the area of growth restricted to large dark brown apical cells":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccsfas\u0259\u02c8la(a)r\u0113\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from sphacelus gangrene + -aria":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-152937"
  },
  "sphendone":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a headband worn by ancient Greek women":[],
      ": a semicircular part or place (as at the end of an ancient Greek stadium)":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sfend\u0259\u02ccn\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Greek sphendon\u0113 sling, sphendone":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-161501"
  },
  "Sphecius":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a cosmopolitan genus of large solitary wasps (family Stizidae) including the cicada killer":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sf\u0113sh(\u0113)\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Sphec-, Sphex":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-161639"
  },
  "Sphenisciformes":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an order of flightless aquatic birds comprising the penguins":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Spheniscus + -iformes":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-175311"
  },
  "spherical triangle":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a spherical polygon of three sides":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1585, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-181923"
  },
  "Sphenacodontia":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a suborder of Pelycosauria comprising primitive Permian reptiles that resemble mammals":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-nt\u0113\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Sphenacodont-, Sphenacodon , genus of reptiles (irregular from sphen- + -odont-, -odon ) + -ia":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-194146"
  },
  "spherical geometry":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the geometry of figures on a sphere":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Our taxonomy of compact surfaces becomes: one surface with spherical geometry (the sphere), one surface with Euclidean geometry (the torus), and infinitely many surfaces with hyperbolic geometry (all the tori with more than one hole). \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 2 Oct. 2012"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1728, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-222255"
  },
  "sphenacodont":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of or relating to the Sphenacodontia":[],
      ": a sphenacodont reptile or fossil":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "sf\u0259\u0307\u02c8nak\u0259\u02ccd\u00e4nt",
      "\""
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin Sphenacodontia":"Adjective"
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-222402"
  },
  "spherical mirror":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a mirror with a surface that is either concave or convex and forms a portion of a true sphere":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-003048"
  },
  "sphericality":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": roundness , sphericity":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-fer-",
      "\u02ccsfir\u0259\u02c8kal\u0259t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-045704"
  }
}