"spherule" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /sfɪəɹuːl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /sfɪɹjuːl/ [US] Forms: spherules [plural]
Etymology: From Latin sphērula, sphaerula, from sphēra, sphaera (“sphere”) + -ula (diminutive suffix). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|sphērula}} Latin sphērula, {{m|la|sphaerula}} sphaerula, {{m|la|sphēra}} sphēra, {{m|la|sphaera|t=sphere}} sphaera (“sphere”), {{m|la|-ulus|-ula|pos=diminutive suffix}} -ula (diminutive suffix) Head templates: {{en-noun}} spherule (plural spherules)
  1. A small sphere. Wikipedia link: Martian spherules Categories (topical): Geometry, Shapes Synonyms: sphærula, sphærule [obsolete], sphaerula, sphaerule [uncommon], spherula Derived forms: ejecta spherule, spherular, spherulous, sphaerolite, spherolithe, Martian spherule Related terms: ball (english: in topology) Translations (small sphere): топчица (topčica) [feminine] (Bulgarian), pallonen (Finnish), esférula (Portuguese)

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