spherical

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Synonyms: aspherical, spheric, spherics, etherical, spheroidal, spheral, sphericle, splenical, schetical, sterical, sphericon

Antonyms: aspherical, spheric, spherics, etherical, spheroidal, spheral, sphericle, splenical, schetical, sterical, sphericon

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Adjective

1. {{lb|en|geometry}} Shaped as a [[sphere]]; being a sphere.
2. {{lb|en|geometry|not comparable}} Of, or pertaining to, [[sphere]]s.
3. {{lb|en|mathematics}} Of a [[coordinate]] [[system]], specifying the [[location]] of a [[point]] in a [[plane]] by using a [[radius]] and two [[angle|angles]].
4. {{lb|en|astrology}} Of or relating to the heavenly orbs, or to the sphere or spheres in which, according to ancient [[astronomy]] and [[astrology]], they were set.
5. {{lb|en|statistics|econometrics}} Of a multivariate probability distribution, to have a covariance matrix equal to the identity matrix up to a multiplicative factor.

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