sphere
[noun]
Synonyms:
- ball, circle, globe, globule, orb
- field, capacity, department, domain, function, patch, province, realm, scope, territory, turf (U.S. slang)

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Related Words: circle, jurisdiction, realm

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English Thesaurus: square, circle, semicircle, triangle, rectangle, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

-sphere /sfɪə $ sfɪr/ suffix [in nouns] technical
relating to the air or gases surrounding the Earth:
the atmosphere

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

sphere AC /sfɪə $ sfɪr/ noun [countable]
[Word Family: noun: sphere; adjective: spherical]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: espere, from Latin sphaera, from Greek sphaira 'ball, sphere']

1. a ball shape

2. a particular area of activity, work, knowledge etc
in the ... sphere
television’s increasing role in the political sphere
public/private sphere
Women have often been excluded from positions of power in the public sphere.

3. sb’s/sth’s sphere of influence a person’s, country’s, organization’s etc sphere of influence is the area where they have power to change things

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

sphere
noun
ADJ. wider He wanted to spread his ideas to a wider sphere than the school.
academic, cultural, domestic, economic, military, political, social His work is little known outside the academic sphere.
private, public
PREP. in/within sb's/the ~ The region is within the Russian sphere of influence.
outside sb's/the ~ The matter is outside my sphere of responsibility.
~ of
PHRASES a sphere of activity/influence/life

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

sphere

the public sphere (=public positions and activities)
Men still controlled the public sphere.
the private sphere
After the war, women refused to return quietly to the private sphere.
the political sphere
Unions became more active in the political sphere.
the economic sphere
Will the reform programme be extended beyond the economic sphere?
the domestic sphere
More women started to be trained for tasks outside the domestic sphere.
the social sphere
The following chapter considers the influence of factors in the wider social sphere.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

square a shape with four straight sides that are equal in length and four angles of 90 degrees
circle a round shape that is like an O
semicircle half a circle
triangle a shape with three straight sides and three angles
rectangle a shape with four straight sides and four angles of 90 degrees
oval a shape like a circle, but that is longer than it is wide
cylinder an object in the shape of a tube
cube a solid object with six equal square sides
pyramid a shape with a square base and four triangular sides that meet in a point at the top
sphere a shape like a ball
circular/round shaped like a circle:
a circular table
semicircular shaped like a semicircle:
a semicircular arch above the door
triangular shaped like a triangle:
sails divided into triangular sections
rectangular shaped like a rectangle:
a simple rectangular building
cylindrical shaped like a cylinder:
The statue is on top of a tall cylindrical column.
spherical shaped like a ball:
The planet Saturn is not completely spherical.

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