plastic sphere

Synthetic round object

A plastic sphere is a ball made of plastic—smooth, hollow or solid, and uniformly round.

The term is descriptive rather than fixed; you'd encounter it in product descriptions, science experiments, or craft supplies: The kit includes six colored plastic spheres.

Unlike specialized terms like "ball" or "orb," plastic sphere emphasizes both material and geometric shape.

Related
  • ballSpherical plaything or gala
  • bouncy ballElastic toy sphere
  • orbLuminous celestial body
  • globeSpherical representation of landmasses
  • bouncyTends to rebound

bead · smooth · round · toy · ball pit · rolling · hollow · shiny · ping-pong · bubble · ping pong ball · translucent · colorful · beach ball · lightweight · cheap · dollar store · polyethylene

Opposites
material composition

plastic sphererubber ball

Elastic sphere that rebounds

glass sphere · crystal ball · marble · lead ball · leather ball

geometric form

plastic sphereplastic sheet

Thin synthetic covering material

plastic box

object type

plastic spherewooden block

Shaped piece of lumber

stone slab · glass panel · steel beam · organic matter

Family

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Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G