spherule
English
Etymology
From Latin sphērula, sphaerula, from sphēra, sphaera (“sphere”) + -ula (diminutive suffix).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /sfɪəɹuːl/
- (US) sfîr, IPA(key): /sfɪɹjuːl/
Derived terms
- ejecta spherule
- spherular / spherulous
- sphaerolite, spherolithe
- Martian spherule
Translations
See also
- ball (in topology)
References
- James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928), “Spherule”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volumes IX, Part 1 (Si–St), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 587, column 1.
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