English Explanatory Dictionary

spherule

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A small sphere.

Pronunciation

/sfɪəɹuːl/ /sfɪɹjuːl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-spherule.wav

Word forms

spherule spherules sphærula sphærule sphaerula sphaerule spherula

Etymology

From Latin sphērula, sphaerula, from sphēra, sphaera (“sphere”) + -ula (diminutive suffix).

Related words

ball

Derived words

ejecta spherule hemispherule intraspherule Martian spherule microspherule nanospherule sphaerolite spherolithe spherular spherulous spherulate spherulite
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