English-Thai Dictionary

sphere

N ระบบ จักรวาล  ท้องฟ้า  ra-bob-jak-ka-wan

 

sphere

N รูปทรง กลม  รูป วงกลม  rub-song-klom

 

sphere

N วง  ขอบเขต  บริเว ณ  area domain field wong

 

sphere

N สิ่งแวดล้อม  สภาพแวดล้อม  atmosphere background environment sing-wed-lom

 

sphere

N โลก  world lok

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SPHERE

n.[L. sphera.] 1. In geometry, a solid body contained under a single surface, which in every part is equally distant from a point called its center. The earth is not an exact sphere. The sun appears to be a sphere.
2. An orb or globe of the mundane system. First the sun, a mighty sphere, he fram'd. Then mortal ears had heard the music of the spheres.
3. An orbicular body, or a circular figure representing the earth or apparent heavens.
4. Circuit of motion; revolution; orbit; as the diurnal sphere.
5. The concave or vast orbicular expanse in which the heavenly orbs appear.
6. Circuit of action, knowledge or influence; compass; province; employment. Every man has his particular sphere of action, in which it should be his ambition to excel. Events of this kind have repeatedly fallen within the sphere of my knowledge. This man treats of matters not within his sphere.
7. Rank; order of society. Persons moving in a higher sphere claim more deference.
Sphere Of Activity of a body, the whole space or extent reached by the effluvia emitted from it.
A Right Sphere, that aspect of the heavens in which the circles of daily motion of the heavenly bodies, are perpendicular to the horizon. A spectator at the equator views a right sphere.
A Parallel Sphere, that in which the circles of daily motion are parallel to the horizon. A spectator at either of the poles, would view a parallel sphere.
An Oblique Sphere, that in which the circles of daily motion are oblique to the horizon. as is the case to a spectator at any point between the equator and either pole.
Armillary Sphere, an artificial representation of the circles of the sphere, by means of brass rings.

 

SPHERE

v.t. 1. To place in a sphere. The glorious planet Sol in novel eminence enthron'd, and spher'd amidst the res. [Unusual. ]
2. To form into roundness; as light sphered in a radiant cloud.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SPHERE

Sphere, n. Etym: [OE. spere, OF. espere, F. sphère, L. sphaera,. Gr.

 

1. (Geom.)

 

Defn: A body or space contained under a single surface, which in every part is equally distant from a point within called its center.

 

2. Hence, any globe or globular body, especially a celestial one, as the sun, a planet, or the earth. Of celestial bodies, first the sun, A mighty sphere, he framed. Milton.

 

3. (Astron.) (a ) The apparent surface of the heavens, which is assumed to be spherical and everywhere equally distant, in which the heavenly bodies appear to have their places, and on which the various astronomical circles, as of right ascension and declination, the equator, ecliptic, etc. , are conceived to be drawn; an ideal geometrical sphere, with the astronomical and geographical circles in their proper positions on it. (b ) In ancient astronomy, one of the concentric and eccentric revolving spherical transparent shells in which the stars, sun, planets, and moon were supposed to be set, and by which they were carried, in such a manner as to produce their apparent motions.

 

4. (Logic )

 

Defn: The extension of a general conception, or the totality of the individuals or species to which it may be applied.

 

5. Circuit or range of action, knowledge, or influence; compass; province; employment; place of existence. To be called into a huge sphere, and not to be seen to move in 't. Shak. Taking her out of the ordinary relations with humanity, and inclosing her in a sphere by herself. Hawthorne. Each in his hidden sphere of joy or woe Our hermit spirits dwell. Keble.

 

6. Rank; order of society; social positions.

 

7. An orbit, as of a star; a socket. [R.] Shak. Armillary sphere, Crystalline sphere, Oblique sphere, . See under Armillary, Crystalline, . -- Doctrine of the sphere, applications of the principles of spherical trigonometry to the properties and relations of the circles of the sphere, and the problems connected with them, in astronomy and geography, as to the latitudes and longitudes, distance and bearing, of places on the earth, and the right ascension and declination, altitude and azimuth, rising and setting, etc. , of the heavenly bodies; spherical geometry. -- Music of the spheres. See under Music.

 

Syn. -- Globe; orb; circle. See Globe.

 

SPHERE

Sphere, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sphered; p. pr. & vb. n. Sphering.]

 

1. To place in a sphere, or among the spheres; to insphere. The glorious planet Sol In noble eminence enthroned and sphered Amidst the other. Shak.

 

2. To form into roundness; to make spherical, or spheral; to perfect. Tennyson.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

sphere

sphere |sfi (ə )r sfɪ (ə )r | ▶noun 1 a round solid figure, or its surface, with every point on its surface equidistant from its center. • an object having this shape; a ball or globe. • a globe representing the earth. • chiefly literary a celestial body. • literary the sky perceived as a vault upon or in which celestial bodies are represented as lying. • each of a series of revolving concentrically arranged spherical shells in which celestial bodies were formerly thought to be set in a fixed relationship. 2; an area of activity, interest, or expertise; a section of society or an aspect of life distinguished and unified by a particular characteristic: political reforms to match those in the economic sphere | his new wife's skill in the domestic sphere. ▶verb [ with obj. ] archaic enclose in or as if in a sphere. • form into a rounded or perfect whole. PHRASES music (or harmony ) of the spheres the natural harmonic tones supposedly produced by the movement of the celestial spheres or the bodies fixed in them. sphere of influence (or interest ) a country or area in which another country has power to affect developments although it has no formal authority. • a field or area in which an individual or organization has power to affect events and developments. DERIVATIVES spher al |-əl |adjective ( archaic )ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French espere, from late Latin sphera, earlier sphaera, from Greek sphaira ‘ball. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

sphere

sphere |sfɪə | ▶noun 1 a round solid figure, or its surface, with every point on its surface equidistant from its centre. • a spherical object; a ball or globe. • a globe representing the earth. • chiefly literary a celestial body. • literary the sky perceived as a vault upon or in which celestial bodies are represented as lying. • each of a series of revolving concentrically arranged spherical shells in which celestial bodies were formerly thought to be set in a fixed relationship. 2 an area of activity, interest, or expertise; a section of society or an aspect of life distinguished and unified by a particular characteristic: political reforms to match those in the economic sphere. ▶verb [ with obj. ] archaic enclose in or as if in a sphere. • form into a rounded or perfect whole. PHRASES music (or harmony ) of the spheres the natural harmonic tones supposedly produced by the movement of the celestial spheres or the bodies fixed in them. sphere of influence (or interest ) a country or area in which another country has power to affect developments though it has no formal authority. • a field or area in which an individual or organization has power to affect events and developments. DERIVATIVES spheral adjective ( archaic )ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French espere, from late Latin sphera, earlier sphaera, from Greek sphaira ‘ball ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

sphere

sphere noun 1 a glass sphere: globe, ball, orb, spheroid, globule, round; bubble. 2 our sphere of influence: area, field, compass, orbit; range, scope, extent. 3 the sphere of foreign affairs: domain, realm, province, field, area, territory, arena, department.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

sphere

sphere noun 1 a glass sphere: globe, ball, orb, spheroid, globule, round; bubble; rare spherule. 2 Russia's sphere of influence: area, field, compass, orbit; range, scope, extent; jurisdiction, remit; informal bailiwick, turf, patch. 3 he lacked experience in the sphere of foreign affairs: domain, realm, province, field, area, region, territory, arena, department; area of interest, area of study, discipline, speciality, specialty.

 

French Dictionary

sphère

sphère n. f. nom féminin 1 Corps solide en forme de boule. : La sphère terrestre. 2 Domaine d ’activité. : Les hautes sphères de la recherche médicale. Une sphère d ’influence. Note Technique Le nom sphère et ses composés atmosphère, stratosphère sont du genre féminin, alors que les noms hémisphère, planisphère sont du genre masculin.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

sphere

sphere /sfɪə r /〖語源は 「地球 」〗名詞 複 ～s /-z /C 1 〘数 〙球体 , 球 ; 球面 ; (一般に )球 (状のもの ); 天球 ; ｟主に詩 ｠天体 , 星 ▸ On a celestial sphere , the earth is so tiny .天球の中では地球は非常に小さい 2 【活動 仕事 知識などの 】領域 , 分野 , 範囲 «of » ▸ the sphere of experience 経験領域 ▸ be successful in the sphere of music 音楽分野で成功している 3 (国家 人などの )勢力範囲 , 勢力圏 ; 本分 ▸ the former Soviet sphere of influence 旧ソ連の勢力範囲 4 (社会的 )地位 , 階層 , 身分 ▸ the sphere of white society 白人社会の階層 5 地球 [天体 ]儀 .6 ｟詩 ｠天 (空 ).動詞 他動詞 ｟古 ｠…を球状にする , 球内に置く ; …を囲む .