spherical object

collocation in English

meaningsofsphericalandobject

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spherical
adjective
uk
/ˈsfer.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˈsfer.ɪ.kəl/
round, like ...
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object
noun
uk
/ˈɒb.dʒɪkt/us
/ˈɑːb.dʒɪkt/
a thing that you can see or touch but that is not usually a living animal, plant, ...
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(Definition ofsphericalandobjectfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Shown asphericalobjectthey see a disc and instead of a cube they see a square.
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The artefact is an irregularsphericalobjectmade of rened reddish clay, with a diameter of 4.7cm and a hollow interior.
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He also asked consideration of a ban on the playing of those games by the use of anysphericalobjectother than a marble.
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Theoretically, industrial radiographers could radiograph any solid, flat material (walls, ceilings, floors, square or rectangular containers) or any hollow cylindrical orsphericalobject.
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There may also be a warrior character who holds asphericalobjectand leads the lions.
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The particle size of asphericalobjectcan be unambiguously and quantitatively defined by its diameter.
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This means that there is no observable difference between the gravitational field of such a black hole and that of any othersphericalobjectof the same mass.
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In considering spherical objects associated with sporangial contents there is a further complication.
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Gindilis noted that in that case the minimal linear dimensions of the brightsphericalobjectshould be about 1 kilometer, while the diameter of the coat several tens of kilometers.
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However, the simple answer to him is spherical objects.
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The idea of spherical objects bouncing down hills, knocking sheep out of the way, and crushing the orchids and the cowslips is too horrific to contemplate.
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The term refers to reports of luminous, spherical objects which vary in diameter from pea-sized to several meters.
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These spherical objects do not order themselves in solution, however.
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At the time, the gyroscopes were the most nearly spherical objects ever made.
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For practical use, the distinction is only significant for spherical objects that are relatively close.
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