"spherize" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: spherizes [present, singular, third-person], spherizing [participle, present], spherized [participle, past], spherized [past], spherise [alternative]
Etymology: From sphere + -ize. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|sphere|ize}} sphere + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} spherize (third-person singular simple present spherizes, present participle spherizing, simple past and past participle spherized)
  1. (transitive, computer graphics) To cause to appear as if on the surface of a sphere. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-spherize-en-verb-DUT9ZQgX Categories (other): Computer graphics, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 64 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6 Topics: computer-graphics, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  2. (transitive, manufacturing) To form or force into a spherical shape. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-spherize-en-verb-WyCL3EF1 Categories (other): Manufacturing Topics: business, manufacturing
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: spherization Related terms: spheroidize

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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