"sphère" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /sfɛʁ/ Audio: Fr-sphère.ogg Forms: sphères [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛʁ Etymology: From Late Latin sphēra, from Latin sphaera (“ball, globe, celestial sphere”), from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα (sphaîra, “ball, globe”). Replaced Old French espere, from the same Latin source. Etymology templates: {{uder|fr|LL.|sphēra}} Late Latin sphēra, {{uder|fr|la|sphaera||ball, globe, celestial sphere}} Latin sphaera (“ball, globe, celestial sphere”), {{uder|fr|grc|σφαῖρα||ball, globe}} Ancient Greek σφαῖρα (sphaîra, “ball, globe”), {{m|fro|espere}} espere Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} sphère f (plural sphères)
  1. (geometry) sphere Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Geometry, Shapes
    Sense id: en-sphère-fr-noun-D1i3i8VO Disambiguation of Shapes: 67 33 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French undefined derivations Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of French undefined derivations: 63 37 Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
  2. (figuratively) sphere, area Tags: feminine, figuratively
    Sense id: en-sphère-fr-noun-bi3VdFH7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sphære [archaic] Derived forms: hautes sphères, sphère armillaire, sphère d’influence, sphérique

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