"hypersphere" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-hypersphere.wav Forms: hyperspheres [plural]
Etymology: From hyper- + sphere. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|hyper|sphere}} hyper- + sphere Head templates: {{en-noun}} hypersphere (plural hyperspheres)
  1. (geometry) The set of all points in a given hyperspace that are at a given distance from a given point; a generalization of a sphere in four or more dimensions. Categories (topical): Geometry, Higher-dimensional geometry, Shapes Translations (the points of a hyperspace at the same distance from a given point): гиперсфера (gipersfera) (Bashkir), hiperesfera [feminine] (Catalan), 超球面 (chāoqiúmiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), nadkoule [feminine] (Czech), hyperkoule [feminine] (Czech), hypersféra [feminine] (Czech), hypersphère [feminine] (French), ipersfera [feminine] (Italian), гиперсфера (gipersfera) (Kazakh), гиперсфера (gipersfera) (Kyrgyz), hiperesfera [feminine] (Portuguese), hiperesfera [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-hypersphere-en-noun-EX6DBdBU Disambiguation of Higher-dimensional geometry: 83 17 Disambiguation of Shapes: 83 17 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with hyper-, Non-Euclidean geometry, Sphere Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with hyper-: 62 38 Disambiguation of Non-Euclidean geometry: 83 17 Disambiguation of Sphere: 79 21 Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'the points of a hyperspace at the same distance from a given point': 96 4
  2. (sports) A zorb; the act of zorbing, entering a zorbing ball, strapping into a harness, and rolling down a hill. Categories (topical): Sports
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hyper-sphere Derived forms: hyperspherical Related terms: hyperball, n-sphere

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