-sphere
combining form in countable noun
having the shape or form of a sphere
⇒
bathysphere
indicating a spherelike enveloping mass
⇒
atmosphere
Derived Forms
-spheric combining form in adjective-sphere
1
a combining form of sphere (planisphere); having a special use in the names of the layers of gases and the like surrounding the earth and other celestial bodies (ionosphere).
Related Words
- aerosphere
- asthenosphere
- bathysphere
- biosphere
- blastosphere
- centrosphere
-spherea word element:
1. representing sphere, as in planisphere; having a special use in the names of the layers of gases, etc., surrounding the earth and other celestial bodies, as in ionosphere.
2. representing sphere (def. 6), as in biosphere, blogosphere.
-sphere
combining form
- denoting a structure or region of spherical form, especially a region round the earth表示“球体的(尤指围绕地球的地区的)”:
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ionosphere.
词源
from SPHERE , on the pattern of (atmo)sphere.
ORIGIN: from sphere noun , after atmosphere .
-sphere
Suffix
- mathematics Used to form nouns indicating a sphere of x dimensions
- n-sphere
- Designating some layer of the Earth.
Derived terms
English words suffixed with -sphere