"-sphere" meaning in English

See -sphere in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -sphere, {{en-suffix}} -sphere
  1. (mathematics) Used to form nouns indicating a sphere of x dimensions Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Mathematics Derived forms: atmosphere, blogosphere, chondriosphere, hemisphere, lithosphere, oncosphere, somosphere, troposphere, vivosphere, zoosphere
    Sense id: en--sphere-en-suffix-nRRa38qC Topics: mathematics, sciences
  2. Designating a spherical field or object. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--sphere-en-suffix-nZFbsAve
  3. Designating a global system or layer of the Earth or another planet. Tags: morpheme Translations (designating some layer of the Earth): -sfera (Catalan), sfeer (Dutch), -sfääri (Finnish), -sfera [feminine] (Galician), -სფერო (-spero) (Georgian), -sfera (Italian), -sfera (Malay), ⁧کره⁩ (-kore) (Persian), ⁧سپهر⁩ (-sepehr) (Persian), -sfera (Spanish)
    Sense id: en--sphere-en-suffix-vmaqoIto Disambiguation of 'designating some layer of the Earth': 3 7 81 9
  4. (figuratively) Designating a particular realm or interest of a group of people, object, etc.; its spatial or virtual sphere of influence. Tags: figuratively, morpheme
    Sense id: en--sphere-en-suffix-q7tQkvzM

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