Word · Frequency #16347
spherical
球形的；球体的；与球体有关的
Shaped like a sphere; relating to spheres.
- 1.
Shaped as a sphere; being a sphere.
球形的；即球体的
- 2.
of or relating to spheres or resembling a sphere
球形的；与球体有关的
- 3.
Of, or pertaining to, spheres.
球的；与球相关的
- 4.
having the shape of a sphere or ball; ; ; - Zane Grey
球状的；圆球形的
- 5.
Of a coordinate system, specifying the location of a point in a plane by using a radius and two angles.
坐标系的,用半径和两个角度确定点位置的
- 6.
Of or relating to the heavenly orbs, or to the sphere or spheres in which, according to ancient astronomy and astrology, they were set.
天球的；与古代天文学和占星术中天体所在球体有关的
- 7.
Of a multivariate probability distribution, to have a covariance matrix equal to the identity matrix up to a multiplicative factor.
多元概率分布的,协方差矩阵为单位矩阵的常数倍的
球坐标系的；天球的；球面分布的；球形的；即球体的；球形的；与球体有关的
In use
The soap bubble formed a perfect spherical shape before it popped.
The museum displayed a spherical glass sculpture that reflected light from every angle.
In geometry class, we learned how to calculate the volume of a spherical object.
spherical geometry
a spherical object
spherical + noun
用作定语，修饰名词。
a spherical object
一个球状物体
be + spherical
用作表语。
The planet is almost spherical.
这颗行星几乎是球形的。
Connections
Collocations
- spherical shape
- 球形
- The Earth is approximately a spherical shape.地球大致呈球形。
- spherical object
- 球形物体
- A soccer ball is a spherical object.足球是一个球形物体。
- spherical geometry
- 球面几何
- Spherical geometry is used in navigation and astronomy.球面几何用于航海和天文学。
- spherical coordinates
- 球坐标
- In physics, spherical coordinates are often used to describe the motion of particles.在物理学中，球坐标常用来描述粒子的运动。
- spherical aberration
- 球差
- Spherical aberration can be reduced by using an aspherical lens.使用非球面透镜可以减少球差。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想到“sphere”（球体）加上形容词后缀“-ical”，就是“球形的”。
Context & Register
混合语域；常见于几何学、天文学等科学语境，也用于日常对球形物体的描述。
Grammar Note
Describes spherical shape; commonly used attributively or predicatively.
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 spherical 共享相同的后缀 -ical，发音均为 /ɪkəl/（在非重读音节中），因此准确押韵。注意：拼写结尾相同但重音位置可能不同，如 political 的重音在第二音节。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.