Sphere
Underwater sci-fi thriller
A sphere is a perfectly round three-dimensional shape—every point on its surface equidistant from the center.
Balls, globes, and bubbles approximate spheres.
The word extends to realms or domains: sphere of influence, outside my sphere of expertise.
In old astronomy, celestial spheres were concentric shells carrying the planets and stars around Earth.
The public and private spheres intersect in unexpected ways.
Star-orbiting spherical body
- EarthOur world
- moonNatural planetary satellite
- sunEarth's primary star
- starLuminous astronomical object
celestial body · heavenly body · Mars · Jupiter · Saturn · orbital · astronomy · cosmos
Spherical representation of landmasses
- ballSpherical plaything or gala
- orbLuminous celestial body
- circleCurved closed shape
- radiusCenter-to-perimeter distance
diameter · circumference · surface area · volume · curvature · roundness · great circle · arc
Spherical plaything or gala
- marbleRecrystallized limestone rock
- beadPierced ornament for threading
- pearlMollusk-formed gemstone
- bubbleAir-filled film sphere
balloon · droplet · pellet · bearing · ornament · paperweight · gazing ball · crystal ball
planet
Star-orbiting spherical body
star · celestial body · heavenly body · Mars · Jupiter · Saturn · orbital · astronomy · cosmos · terrestrial
globe
Spherical representation of landmasses
radius · diameter · circumference · surface area · volume · curvature · roundness · great circle · arc · center
ball
Spherical plaything or gala
bubble · balloon · droplet · pellet · bearing · ornament · paperweight · gazing ball · crystal ball · snow globe
realm
Governed territory or sphere
territory · arena · domain · scope · range · jurisdiction · purview · orbit · ambit · compass
circle
Curved closed shape
- influencePower to affect others
- eliteSuperior select group
- aristocracyRule by hereditary elite
upper · society · class · network · clique · stratum · echelon · tier · rank · standing
- Michael CrichtonJurassic Park, The Andromeda Strain, Westworld, The Lost World, Congo
- Azure ServicesDefender, Bastion, Arc, CDN, DNS
- Sea MoviesMaster and Commander, The Perfect Storm, Das Boot, Titanic, Captain Phillips
Sphereno man's land
Unowned space between enemies
exclusion zone · periphery · fringe · margins
- sphere of influenceZone of dominant authority
- crystal sphereTransparent orb for scrying
- private sphereIndividual's protected domain
- red spheresOrbs of scarlet color
- tiny spheres
- public sphereRealm of civic discourse
spheres, spheric, spherical, spherically, spheroid, spheroidal, hemisphere, hemispheric, hemispherical