sphère

See also: sphere, -sphere, and -sphère

French

Alternative forms

• sphære (archaic)

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Late Latin sphēra, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin sphaera (“ball, globe, celestial sphere”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek σφαῖρα (sphaîra, “ball, globe”). Replaced Old French espere, from the same Latin source.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sfɛʁ/

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Noun

sphère f (plural sphères)

1. (geometry) sphere
2. (figuratively) sphere, area

Derived terms

• sphérique

Further reading

• “sphère”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.