"midsphere" meaning in All languages combined

See midsphere on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: midspheres [plural]
Etymology: From mid- + sphere. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mid|sphere}} mid- + sphere Head templates: {{en-noun}} midsphere (plural midspheres)
  1. A middle sphere or region.
    Sense id: en-midsphere-en-noun-3-356vRP Categories (other): English terms prefixed with mid- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mid-: 23 32 29 15
  2. (geometry, solid geometry) The sphere which, if it exists, is tangent to every edge of a given polyhedron and with respect to which the polyhedron's vertices are the inversion poles of the planes of the faces of its dual polyhedron (and vice versa). Categories (topical): Geometry Synonyms (sphere tangent to every edge of a polyhedron): intersphere, inversion sphere, reciprocating sphere
    Sense id: en-midsphere-en-noun-7ZQLws-z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English hybridisms, English terms prefixed with mid- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 54 20 12 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 14 60 18 9 Disambiguation of English hybridisms: 20 53 18 9 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mid-: 23 32 29 15 Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'sphere tangent to every edge of a polyhedron': 19 49 27 5
  3. (geometry) The sphere, between two given spheres, by which each of the latter may be inverted into the other. Categories (topical): Geometry Synonyms (intermediate sphere by which each of two given spheres can be inverted into the other): sphere of antisimilitude
    Sense id: en-midsphere-en-noun-Fhi7-7Oh Categories (other): English terms prefixed with mid- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mid-: 23 32 29 15 Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'intermediate sphere by which each of two given spheres can be inverted into the other': 12 29 55 3
  4. (religion, Vedic mythology, uncountable) A supposed realm between earth and heaven. Tags: Vedic, uncountable Categories (topical): Religion
    Sense id: en-midsphere-en-noun-z~pd00gW Categories (other): English terms prefixed with mid- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mid-: 23 32 29 15 Topics: human-sciences, lifestyle, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, religion, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: circumsphere, insphere, midcircle, midradius, canonical polyhedron, inversion pole

Inflected forms

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