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sphere
Overview of noun sphere
The noun sphere has 7 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (5) sphere, domain, area, orbit, field, arena -- (a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit")
2. (5) sphere -- (any spherically shaped artifact)
3. (2) sphere, sphere of influence -- (the geographical area in which one nation is very influential)
4. (2) sector, sphere -- (a particular aspect of life or activity; "he was helpless in an important sector of his life")
5. sphere -- (a solid figure bounded by a spherical surface (including the space it encloses))
6. sphere -- (a three-dimensional closed surface such that every point on the surface is equidistant from the center)
7. celestial sphere, sphere, empyrean, firmament, heavens, vault of heaven, welkin -- (the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun sphere
7 senses of sphere
Sense 1
sphere, domain, area, orbit, field, arena
=> environment
=> situation, state of affairs
=> state
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
sphere
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 3
sphere, sphere of influence
=> geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region
=> region
=> location
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 4
sector, sphere
=> aspect, facet
=> feature, characteristic
=> property, attribute, dimension
=> concept, conception, construct
=> idea, thought
=> content, cognitive content, mental object
=> cognition, knowledge, noesis
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 5
sphere
=> round shape
=> shape, form
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 6
sphere
=> round shape
=> shape, form
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 7
celestial sphere, sphere, empyrean, firmament, heavens, vault of heaven, welkin
=> surface
=> boundary, bound, bounds
=> extremity
=> region, part
=> location
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun sphere
4 of 7 senses of sphere
Sense 1
sphere, domain, area, orbit, field, arena
=> distaff
=> front
=> kingdom, land, realm
=> lap
=> political arena, political sphere
=> preserve
=> province, responsibility
Sense 2
sphere
=> globe
Sense 4
sector, sphere
=> department
Sense 5
sphere
=> conglomeration, conglobation
=> ball, globe, orb
=> drop, bead, pearl
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun sphere
7 senses of sphere
Sense 1
sphere, domain, area, orbit, field, arena
=> environment
Sense 2
sphere
=> artifact, artefact
Sense 3
sphere, sphere of influence
=> geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region
Sense 4
sector, sphere
=> aspect, facet
Sense 5
sphere
=> round shape
Sense 6
sphere
=> round shape
Sense 7
celestial sphere, sphere, empyrean, firmament, heavens, vault of heaven, welkin
=> surface
Antonyms of noun sphere
Member Holonyms of noun sphere
Substance Holonyms of noun sphere
Part Holonyms of noun sphere
Member Meronyms of noun sphere
Substance Meronyms of noun sphere
Part Meronyms of noun sphere
2 of 7 senses of sphere
Sense 6
sphere
HAS PART: steradian, sr
Sense 7
celestial sphere, sphere, empyrean, firmament, heavens, vault of heaven, welkin
HAS PART: apex, solar apex, apex of the sun's way
HAS PART: celestial point
HAS PART: nadir
HAS PART: zenith
HAS PART: zodiac
Meronyms of noun sphere
2 of 7 senses of sphere
Sense 6
sphere
HAS PART: steradian, sr
Sense 7
celestial sphere, sphere, empyrean, firmament, heavens, vault of heaven, welkin
HAS PART: apex, solar apex, apex of the sun's way
HAS PART: celestial point
HAS PART: nadir
HAS PART: zenith
HAS PART: zodiac
Holonyms of noun sphere
Attributes of noun sphere
Derived Forms of noun sphere
3 of 7 senses of sphere
Sense 2
sphere
RELATED TO>(adj) spherical#2
=> ball-shaped, global, globose, globular, orbicular, spheric, spherical
RELATED TO>(adj) spherical#1
=> spherical
RELATED TO>(adj) spheric#1
=> ball-shaped, global, globose, globular, orbicular, spheric, spherical
Sense 5
sphere
RELATED TO>(adj) spheric#1
=> ball-shaped, global, globose, globular, orbicular, spheric, spherical
Sense 6
sphere
RELATED TO>(adj) spherical#2
=> ball-shaped, global, globose, globular, orbicular, spheric, spherical
RELATED TO>(adj) spheric#1
=> ball-shaped, global, globose, globular, orbicular, spheric, spherical
Domain of noun sphere
Domain Terms of noun sphere
Familiarity of noun sphere
sphere used as a noun is common (polysemy count =7)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun sphere
7 senses of sphere
Sense 1
sphere, domain, area, orbit, field, arena
> environment
=> context, circumstance
=> ecology
=> setting, background, scope
=> home
=> milieu, surroundings
=> sphere, domain, area, orbit, field, arena
=> street
Sense 2
sphere
> artifact, artefact
=> article
=> facility
=> Americana
=> anachronism
=> antiquity
=> block
=> button
=> commodity, trade good, good
=> cone
=> covering
=> creation
=> decker
=> decoration, ornament, ornamentation
=> electroplate
=> enclosure
=> excavation
=> extra, duplicate
=> fabric, cloth, material, textile
=> facility, installation
=> fixture
=> float
=> insert, inset
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> lemon, stinker
=> line
=> marker
=> mystification
=> opening
=> padding, cushioning
=> plaything, toy
=> ready-made
=> restoration
=> sheet, flat solid
=> sphere
=> square
=> squeaker
=> strip, slip
=> structure, construction
=> surface
=> thing
=> track
=> way
=> weight
=> building material
=> paving material
Sense 3
sphere, sphere of influence
> geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region
=> territory, soil
HAS INSTANCE=> Andalusia, Andalucia
HAS INSTANCE=> Appalachia
HAS INSTANCE=> Adelie Land, Terre Adelie, Adelie Coast
=> colony, dependency
HAS INSTANCE=> Bad Lands, Badlands
HAS INSTANCE=> Barbary
HAS INSTANCE=> Bithynia
HAS INSTANCE=> Nubia
=> semidesert
=> narco-state
=> place, property
=> catchment area, catchment basin, drainage area, drainage basin
=> river basin, basin
HAS INSTANCE=> Caucasia, Caucasus
HAS INSTANCE=> Transcaucasia
=> environs, purlieu
HAS INSTANCE=> Coats Land
=> zone, geographical zone
=> East, eastern United States
HAS INSTANCE=> Southeast, southeastern United States
HAS INSTANCE=> Southwest, southwestern United States
HAS INSTANCE=> Northeast, northeastern United States
HAS INSTANCE=> Northwest, northwestern United States
HAS INSTANCE=> Midwest, middle west, midwestern United States
HAS INSTANCE=> Pacific Northwest
HAS INSTANCE=> Enderby Land
=> environment, environs, surroundings, surround
HAS INSTANCE=> Finger Lakes
=> dust bowl
=> hemisphere
=> hot spot, hotspot
=> Maghreb, Mahgrib
HAS INSTANCE=> Big Bend
=> panhandle
HAS INSTANCE=> Queen Maud Land
=> country, rural area
=> sphere, sphere of influence
=> field
=> settlement
=> tract, piece of land, piece of ground, parcel of land, parcel
=> urban area, populated area
HAS INSTANCE=> Victoria Land
HAS INSTANCE=> Wilkes Land
=> West, western United States
=> wilderness, wild
=> zone
=> killing field
HAS INSTANCE=> East Africa
HAS INSTANCE=> Cappadocia
HAS INSTANCE=> Galatia
HAS INSTANCE=> Phrygia
HAS INSTANCE=> Pontus
HAS INSTANCE=> Illyria
HAS INSTANCE=> Caribbean
HAS INSTANCE=> Bengal
HAS INSTANCE=> Patagonia
=> pampas
HAS INSTANCE=> Southeast Asia
HAS INSTANCE=> Manchuria
HAS INSTANCE=> Turkistan, Turkestan
HAS INSTANCE=> French Indochina
HAS INSTANCE=> Mesoamerica
HAS INSTANCE=> Czechoslovakia
HAS INSTANCE=> Moravia
HAS INSTANCE=> Bohemia
=> northern Europe
HAS INSTANCE=> Scandinavia
HAS INSTANCE=> Saxony, Sachsen, Saxe
HAS INSTANCE=> Rhineland, Rheinland
HAS INSTANCE=> Brandenburg
HAS INSTANCE=> Prussia, Preussen
HAS INSTANCE=> Ruhr, Ruhr Valley
HAS INSTANCE=> Thuringia
HAS INSTANCE=> Karelia
HAS INSTANCE=> Epirus
HAS INSTANCE=> Laconia
HAS INSTANCE=> Lycia
HAS INSTANCE=> Lydia
HAS INSTANCE=> Thessalia, Thessaly
HAS INSTANCE=> Arcadia
HAS INSTANCE=> Middle East, Mideast, Near East
HAS INSTANCE=> Fertile Crescent
HAS INSTANCE=> West Bank
HAS INSTANCE=> Galilee
HAS INSTANCE=> Gaza Strip, Gaza
HAS INSTANCE=> Golan Heights, Golan
HAS INSTANCE=> Palestine, Canaan, Holy Land, Promised Land
HAS INSTANCE=> Judah, Juda
HAS INSTANCE=> Judea, Judaea
HAS INSTANCE=> Philistia
HAS INSTANCE=> Byzantine Empire, Byzantium, Eastern Roman Empire
HAS INSTANCE=> Western Roman Empire, Western Empire
HAS INSTANCE=> Serbia, Srbija
HAS INSTANCE=> Montenegro, Crna Gora
HAS INSTANCE=> Dalmatia
HAS INSTANCE=> Labrador
HAS INSTANCE=> Maritime Provinces, Maritimes, Canadian Maritime Provinces
HAS INSTANCE=> Klondike
HAS INSTANCE=> Austria-Hungary
HAS INSTANCE=> British Empire
HAS INSTANCE=> Cumbria
HAS INSTANCE=> New Forest
HAS INSTANCE=> East Anglia
HAS INSTANCE=> Lancashire
HAS INSTANCE=> Yorkshire
HAS INSTANCE=> Northumbria
HAS INSTANCE=> West Country
HAS INSTANCE=> Wessex
HAS INSTANCE=> Ulster
HAS INSTANCE=> Caledonia
HAS INSTANCE=> Hindustan
HAS INSTANCE=> Sikkim
HAS INSTANCE=> Kanara, Canara
HAS INSTANCE=> Punjab
HAS INSTANCE=> Gujarat, Gujerat
HAS INSTANCE=> Maharashtra
=> Gulf States
HAS INSTANCE=> Elam, Susiana
HAS INSTANCE=> Levant
HAS INSTANCE=> Macedon, Macedonia, Makedonija
HAS INSTANCE=> Thrace
HAS INSTANCE=> Mesopotamia
HAS INSTANCE=> Babylonia, Chaldaea, Chaldea
HAS INSTANCE=> Chaldea, Chaldaea
HAS INSTANCE=> Sumer
HAS INSTANCE=> Assyria
HAS INSTANCE=> Phoenicia, Phenicia
HAS INSTANCE=> Gaul, Gallia
HAS INSTANCE=> Riviera
=> French region
HAS INSTANCE=> Midi
HAS INSTANCE=> Normandie, Normandy
HAS INSTANCE=> Orleanais
HAS INSTANCE=> Lyonnais
HAS INSTANCE=> Savoy
HAS INSTANCE=> Guiana
HAS INSTANCE=> Friesland
HAS INSTANCE=> Frisia
HAS INSTANCE=> Thule, ultima Thule
HAS INSTANCE=> Lappland, Lapland
HAS INSTANCE=> Tartary, Tatary
HAS INSTANCE=> Mongolia
HAS INSTANCE=> Western Sahara, Spanish Sahara
HAS INSTANCE=> Kashmir, Cashmere, Jammu and Kashmir
HAS INSTANCE=> Parthia
HAS INSTANCE=> Nejd, Najd
HAS INSTANCE=> Hejaz, Hedjaz, Hijaz
HAS INSTANCE=> Chechnya, Chechenia, Chechen Republic
HAS INSTANCE=> Siberia
=> Baltic State, Baltic Republic
HAS INSTANCE=> Livonia
HAS INSTANCE=> Colchis
HAS INSTANCE=> Donets Basin, Donbass, Donbas
HAS INSTANCE=> Iberia
HAS INSTANCE=> Latin America
HAS INSTANCE=> Galicia
HAS INSTANCE=> Leon
HAS INSTANCE=> Sudan, Soudan
HAS INSTANCE=> Tanganyika
HAS INSTANCE=> Kurdistan
HAS INSTANCE=> Iraqi Kurdistan
HAS INSTANCE=> Ionia
HAS INSTANCE=> East Coast
HAS INSTANCE=> West Coast
=> Colony
HAS INSTANCE=> New England
HAS INSTANCE=> Mid-Atlantic states
HAS INSTANCE=> Gulf States
HAS INSTANCE=> Confederacy, Confederate States, Confederate States of America, South, Dixie, Dixieland
HAS INSTANCE=> South
HAS INSTANCE=> Deep South
=> Sunbelt
HAS INSTANCE=> Tidewater, Tidewater region
HAS INSTANCE=> Piedmont
HAS INSTANCE=> North
HAS INSTANCE=> Carolina
HAS INSTANCE=> Dakota
HAS INSTANCE=> Bluegrass, Bluegrass Country, Bluegrass Region
HAS INSTANCE=> Low Countries
HAS INSTANCE=> Lusitania
HAS INSTANCE=> Silesia, Slask, Slezsko, Schlesien
HAS INSTANCE=> Big Sur
HAS INSTANCE=> Silicon Valley
HAS INSTANCE=> Sub-Saharan Africa, Black Africa
HAS INSTANCE=> Scythia
HAS INSTANCE=> North Africa
HAS INSTANCE=> West Africa
HAS INSTANCE=> Dar al-Islam, House of Islam
HAS INSTANCE=> Dar al-harb, House of War
Sense 4
sector, sphere
> aspect, facet
=> side
=> sector, sphere
=> surface
Sense 5
sphere
> round shape
=> cone, conoid, cone shape
=> disk, disc, saucer
=> coil, whorl, roll, curl, curlicue, ringlet, gyre, scroll
=> whirl, swirl, vortex, convolution
=> spheroid, ellipsoid of revolution
=> sphere
=> sphere
=> cylinder
=> torus, toroid
=> rim
Sense 6
sphere
> round shape
=> cone, conoid, cone shape
=> disk, disc, saucer
=> coil, whorl, roll, curl, curlicue, ringlet, gyre, scroll
=> whirl, swirl, vortex, convolution
=> spheroid, ellipsoid of revolution
=> sphere
=> sphere
=> cylinder
=> torus, toroid
=> rim
Sense 7
celestial sphere, sphere, empyrean, firmament, heavens, vault of heaven, welkin
> surface
=> interface
=> hard palate
=> palate, roof of the mouth
=> side, face
=> celestial sphere, sphere, empyrean, firmament, heavens, vault of heaven, welkin
=> end
=> inside, interior
=> outside, exterior
=> substrate, substratum
=> wave front, wavefront
=> photosphere
Meronyms of noun sphere
7 senses of sphere
Sense 2
sphere
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 6
sphere
HAS PART: steradian, sr
Sense 7
celestial sphere, sphere, empyrean, firmament, heavens, vault of heaven, welkin
HAS PART: apex, solar apex, apex of the sun's way
HAS PART: celestial point
HAS PART: nadir
HAS PART: zenith
HAS PART: zodiac
HAS PART: exaltation
HAS PART: sign of the zodiac, star sign, sign, mansion, house, planetary house
HAS PART: Aquarius
HAS PART: Aries
HAS PART: Cancer
HAS PART: Capricornus, Capricorn
HAS PART: Gemini
HAS PART: Leo
HAS PART: Libra
HAS PART: Pisces
HAS PART: Sagittarius
HAS PART: Scorpius, Scorpio
HAS PART: Taurus
HAS PART: Virgo
Holonyms of noun sphere
Grep of noun sphere
armillary sphere
asthenosphere
atmosphere
bathysphere
biosphere
blastosphere
celestial sphere
cerebellar hemisphere
cerebral hemisphere
chromosphere
eastern hemisphere
exosphere
geosphere
heliosphere
hemisphere
hydrosphere
ionosphere
left hemisphere
lithosphere
magnetosphere
mesosphere
northern hemisphere
oosphere
ozonosphere
photosphere
political sphere
right hemisphere
southern hemisphere
sphere
sphere of influence
standard atmosphere
stratosphere
thelonious sphere monk
thermosphere
troposphere
western hemisphere
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