"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]
Etymology: 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 Categories (topical): Computer graphics
    Sense id: en-spherize-en-verb-DUT9ZQgX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 84 16 Topics: computer-graphics, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  2. (transitive, manufacturing) To form or force into a spherical shape. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Manufacturing
    Sense id: en-spherize-en-verb-WyCL3EF1 Topics: business, manufacturing
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: spherise Derived forms: spherization Related terms: spheroidize

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