spherical
Round in all directions
Spherical means having the shape of a sphere—a perfectly round three-dimensional form like a ball or globe: The Earth is not perfectly spherical but slightly flattened at the poles.
In casual use, spherical often just means round or ball-shaped, even when mathematical perfection isn't implied: spherical beads, a spherical tank.
Spherical plaything or gala
- globeSpherical representation of landmasses
- marbleRecrystallized limestone rock
- orbLuminous celestial body
- baseballBat-and-ball team sport
basketball · soccer ball · volleyball · tennis ball · golf ball · bowling ball · bocce · pétanque
Center-to-perimeter distance
- diameterDistance across through center
- circumferenceCircle's outer measurement
- surface areaMeasure of outer boundary
- volumeAmount of space filled
curvature · geodesic · latitude · longitude · axis · equator · meridian · concentric
Star-orbiting spherical body
- moonNatural planetary satellite
- EarthOur world
- sunEarth's primary star
- starLuminous astronomical object
celestial body · heavenly body · asteroid · planetoid · orbit · satellite · cosmos · solar system
Pierced ornament for threading
- pearlMollusk-formed gemstone
- gumballRound chewy candy
- jawbreakerExtra-hard spherical candy
- trufflePrized subterranean edible
meatball · dumpling · fish ball · melon · orange · grape · cherry tomato · pea
ball
Spherical plaything or gala
- globeSpherical representation of landmasses
- marbleRecrystallized limestone rock
- orbLuminous celestial body
baseball · basketball · soccer ball · volleyball · tennis ball · golf ball · bowling ball · bocce · pétanque · handball
globular
Sphere-shaped
rotund · curved · convex · bulbous · rounded · circular · three-dimensional
radius
Center-to-perimeter distance
- diameterDistance across through center
- circumferenceCircle's outer measurement
- surface areaMeasure of outer boundary
volume · curvature · geodesic · latitude · longitude · axis · equator · meridian · concentric · tangent
planet
Star-orbiting spherical body
star · celestial body · heavenly body · asteroid · planetoid · orbit · satellite · cosmos · solar system · Mars
bead
Pierced ornament for threading
- pearlMollusk-formed gemstone
- gumballRound chewy candy
- jawbreakerExtra-hard spherical candy
truffle · meatball · dumpling · fish ball · melon · orange · grape · cherry tomato · pea · egg yolk
soap bubble
Air in thin film
- iridescentShowing shifting spectral colors
- translucentPermitting diffused light passage
- floatBuoyant object or vehicle
pop · burst · shimmer · glisten · drift · hover · delicate · ephemeral · fleeting · gossamer
- shape wordsround, circular, oval, angular, curved
- microbiologybacteria, bacterium, microbe, microbes, microorganisms
- body symmetrybilateral, radial, asymmetry, mirror image, axis
- Earth propertiesgravity, magnetism, rotation, mass, density
- eyeglass lensesbifocal, bifocals, progressive, progressive lenses, progressives
- panorama photographywide-angle, landscape, cityscape, 360-degree, vistas
sphericalflat
Lacking vertical variation
planar · two-dimensional · disc-shaped · sheet-like · tabular
- spherical shapesPerfectly round solids
- spherical mirrorSphere-segment reflecting surface