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spherical
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[ adjective ] (geometry) of or relating to spheres or resembling a sphere
Examples "spherical geometry" Used in print (Harry H. Hull, "The Normal Forces and Their Ther...)Just as the pressure exerted by surface_tension in a spherical drop is * * f and the pressure exerted by surface_tension on a cylindrical shape is * * f , the pressure exerted by any curved surface is * * f , where �g is the interfacial_tension and * * f and * * f are the two radii_of_curvature . (James A. Ibers et al., "Proton magnetic resonance...)Spectra were also obtained from a sample in a spherical container which was made by blowing a bubble on the end of a capillary glass tube . (A. N. Nagaraj and L. M. Black, "Localization of...)No antigen was detectable in certain dark spherical areas in most cells . In some tumor sections small spherical bodies , possibly inclusion_bodies ( Littau and Black , 1952 ) stained more intensely than the rest of cytoplasm and probably contained more antigen . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] having the shape of a sphere or ball
Examples "a spherical object" "nearly orbicular in shape" "little globular houses like mud-wasp nests"- Zane Grey Used in print (Jay C. Harris and John R. Van Wazer, "Detergent...)( 3 ) For anionics , these micelles appear to be roughly spherical assemblages in which the hydrocarbon tails come together so that the polar groups ( the ionized ends ) face outward towards the aqueous continuous phase . Related terms |
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