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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Spherical \Spher"ic*al\, Spheric \Spher"ic\, a. [L. sphaericus,
     Gr. ???: cf. F. sph['e]rique.]
     1. Having the form of a sphere; like a sphere; globular;
        orbicular; as, a spherical body.
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     2. Of or pertaining to a sphere.
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     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.
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              Knaves, thieves, and treachers by spherical
              predominance.                         --Shak.
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              Though the stars were suns, and overburned
              Their spheric limitations.            --Mrs.
                                                    Browning.
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     {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.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  spheric
       adj : having the shape of a sphere or ball; "a spherical object";
             "nearly orbicular in shape"; "little globular houses
             like mud-wasp nests"- Zane Grey [syn: {ball-shaped}, {global},
              {globose}, {globular}, {orbicular}, {spherical}]

















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