spheric

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

1.Having the form of a sphere; like a sphere; globular; orbicular; as, a spherical body. [1913 Webster]

2.Of or pertaining to a sphere. [1913 Webster]

3.Of or pertaining to the heavenly orbs, or to the sphere or spheres in which, according to ancient astronomy and astrology, they were set. [1913 Webster]

Knaves, thieves, and treachers by spherical predominance.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

Though the stars were suns, and overburned Their spheric limitations.— Mrs. Browning.[1913 Webster]

Spherical angle, Spherical coordinate, Spherical excess, etc. See under Angle, Coordinate, etc.

Spherical geometry, that branch of geometry which treats of spherical magnitudes; the doctrine of the sphere, especially of the circles described on its surface.

Spherical harmonic analysis. See under Harmonic, a.

Spherical lune,portion of the surface of a sphere included between two great semicircles having a common diameter.

Spherical opening, the magnitude of a solid angle. It is measured by the portion within the solid angle of the surface of any sphere whose center is the angular point.

Spherical polygon,portion of the surface of a sphere bounded by the arcs of three or more great circles.

Spherical projection, the projection of the circles of the sphere upon a plane. See Projection.

Spherical sector. See under Sector.

Spherical segment, the segment of a sphere. See under Segment.

Spherical triangle,re on the surface of a sphere, bounded by the arcs of three great circles which intersect each other.

Spherical trigonometry. See Trigonometry. [1913 Webster] -- Spher"ic*al*ly, adv. -- Spher"ic*al*ness, n. [1913 Webster]