"hyperball" meaning in All languages combined

See hyperball on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-hyperball.wav Forms: hyperballs [plural]
Etymology: From hyper- + ball. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|hyper|ball}} hyper- + ball Head templates: {{en-noun}} hyperball (plural hyperballs)
  1. (geometry) The set of all points that make up a hypersphere.

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