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-sphere

suffix — 7 senses

-sphere

suffix

Etymology From sphere.

7 senses
  1. 1Sphere of a certain dimensionality.
  2. 2Spherical object.
  3. 3A spherical colony of cells or organoid.
  4. 4A spherical field or sphere of influence.
  5. 5Ecosystem around a particular object.
  6. 6Global system or layer of the Earth or another planet.
  7. 7Particular realm or interest of a group of people…
1

Mathematics, Sciences Morpheme Sphere of a certain dimensionality.

  • n-sphere
2

Morpheme Spherical object.

  • calcisphere; cenosphere
3

Biology, Cytology, Medicine, Natural sciences, Sciences Morpheme A spherical colony of cells or organoid.

  • sarcosphere; angiosphere
4

Morpheme A spherical field or sphere of influence.

  • chromosphere; radiansphere
5

Morpheme Ecosystem around a particular object.

  • phyllosphere; plastisphere
6

Morpheme Global system or layer of the Earth or another planet.

  • biosphere; hydrosphere; atmosphere
7

Figuratively, Morpheme Particular realm or interest of a group of people, object, etc.; its spatial or virtual sphere of influence.

  • blogosphere; wingnutosphere; Anglosphere
Derived terms
chondriosphere, somosphere, vivosphere
Related terms
hemisphere, circumsphere, macrosphere

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.