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Pronunciation / Transliteration: kyū
"地球は球体です。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A round solid figure, or its surface, with every point on its surface equidistant from its center.
"The earth is not a perfect sphere."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: from Old French sphere, via Latin from Greek sphaira 'ball'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "sphere" is said worldwide
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esfera
Transliteration: esfera
"La Tierra es una esfera."
esfera
Transliteration: esfera
"A Terra é uma esfera."
sphère
Transliteration: sfère
"La Terre est une sphère."
Kugel
Transliteration: Kugel
"Die Erde ist eine Kugel."
sfera
Transliteration: sfera
"La Terra è una sfera."
गोला
Transliteration: gola
"पृथ्वी एक गोला है।"
球体
Transliteration: qiútǐ
"地球是一个球体。"
구
Transliteration: gu
"지구는 구형이다."
球
Transliteration: kyū
"地球は球体です。"
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