spherical
UK/'sferikl/US
TOEFLB2
Definitions
adj.
Shaped like a sphere; round like a ball
球形的，球状的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedspher (ball) + -ical (adjective) = 'shaped like a ball.' The plain adjective of the family. Note the stress shift: SPHERE but sphe-RI-cal.
Root sphere still carries 11 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.spherical shape球形外观
- 2.spherical object球状物体
- 3.spherical surface球面
- 4.perfectly spherical完美的球形
Example Sentences
- 1.
A water droplet pulls itself into a nearly spherical shape.
- 2.
The artist arranged the spherical glass beads into a pattern.
- 3.
Planets are not perfectly spherical because they spin.