spherical
Pronunciation: /ˈsfɛɹɪkəl/
The English word “spherical” has 5 meanings listed here.
adjective
- Shaped as a sphere; being a sphere.
- Of, or pertaining to, spheres.
- Of a coordinate system, specifying the location of a point in a plane by using a radius and two angles.
- Of or relating to the heavenly orbs, or to the sphere or spheres in which, according to ancient astronomy and astrology, they were set.
- Of a multivariate probability distribution, to have a covariance matrix equal to the identity matrix up to a multiplicative factor.
Etymology
English spheric [from Latin sphaericus, from Ancient Greek σφαιρικός (sphairikós)] + -al.
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