hyperspherical

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adjective

Shaped like a hypersphere.

Scrabble 29

Meanings

adjectivehyperspherical (comparative more hyperspherical, superlative most hyperspherical)

comparative more hyperspherical · superlative most hyperspherical

  1. Shaped like a hypersphere.
  2. not comparablePertaining to hyperspheres.
    1 more example

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    1976, S. Cornbleet, Microwave Optics: The Optics of Microwave Antenna Design, London: Academic Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, page 388

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Hellenic*hupér
  4. Ancient Greekῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér)
  5. Ancient Greekῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)
  6. Englishhyper-
  7. Englishspherical
  8. Englishhyperspherical

From hyper- + spherical.

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APA

hyperspherical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperspherical

MLA

“hyperspherical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperspherical. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hyperspherical,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperspherical.

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