sphaero-

variant of sphero-:

sphaerometer.

sphaero-
combining form
⇨ see spher-

sphaero- /ˈsfɪərəʊ/ combining form.

ORIGIN: Modern Latin from Greek sphairo- combining form of sphaira sphere noun: see -o-. Cf. sphero-.

= sphero-.

NOTE Now mainly superseded by forms in sphero- exc. in some Taxonomy, Palaeontology, & Mineralogy contexts.

DERIVATIVE sphaerocone noun (Palaeontology) an ammonoid with a very involute shell in which the outer whorl conceals the inner one, the whole having a globular form E20.
sphaeroˈcobaltite noun (Mineralogy) a rare trigonal cobalt carbonate mineral occurring as spherical masses of rose-red crystals L19.
sphaeroˈsiderite noun (Mineralogy) siderite occurring as knoblike masses of radial crystals M19.

sphaero-
— see sphaer-

词汇	sphaero-
词根词缀	Dictionary.com MWCD SOED Webster sphaero- 1 variant of sphero-: sphaerometer. sphaero- combining form ⇨ see spher- sphaero- /ˈsfɪərəʊ/ combining form. ORIGIN: Modern Latin from Greek sphairo- combining form of sphaira sphere noun: see -o-. Cf. sphero-. = sphero-. NOTE Now mainly superseded by forms in sphero- exc. in some Taxonomy, Palaeontology, & Mineralogy contexts. DERIVATIVE sphaerocone noun (Palaeontology) an ammonoid with a very involute shell in which the outer whorl conceals the inner one, the whole having a globular form E20. sphaeroˈcobaltite noun (Mineralogy) a rare trigonal cobalt carbonate mineral occurring as spherical masses of rose-red crystals L19. sphaeroˈsiderite noun (Mineralogy) siderite occurring as knoblike masses of radial crystals M19. sphaero- — see sphaer-
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