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"On classroom walls from Lagos to London", the standard map of the world depicts an "inflated Britain at the centre" and a dramatically "shrunken Africa", said The Times. But this could soon change.
Something spherical is like a sphere in being round, or more or less round, in three dimensions. Apples and oranges are both spherical, for example, even though they're never perfectly round.
Definition of spherical adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Today, trigonometry, including spherical trigonometry, is used in solving complex problems in astronomy, cartography and navigation. While domes are fun, a completely spherical room is even better because reflections are amplified even more.
Adjective spherical (comparative more spherical, superlative most spherical) (geometry) Shaped as a sphere; being a sphere.
There are 13 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word spherical, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
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