spherical
/ˈsfɛɹɪkəl/adj
High School
1
Shaped as a sphere; being a sphere.
2
Of, or pertaining to, spheres.
3
Of a coordinate system, specifying the location of a point in a plane by using a radius and two angles.
4
Of or relating to the heavenly orbs, or to the sphere or spheres in which, according to ancient astronomy and astrology, they were set.
5
Of a multivariate probability distribution, to have a covariance matrix equal to the identity matrix up to a multiplicative factor.
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing