minisphere

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noun

A very small sphere, especially a spherical colloidal particle.

OriginEnglish sphere ← Middle English spere ← Old French sphere →
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Meanings

nounminisphere (plural minispheres)

plural minispheres · alternative mini-sphere

  1. A very small sphere, especially a spherical colloidal particle.

Origin

  1. Italianminiatura
  2. Englishminiature
  3. Englishmini-
  4. Ancient Greekσφαῖρᾰ (sphaîră)
  5. Latinsphaera
  6. Late Latinsphēra
  7. Old Frenchsphere
  8. Middle Englishspere
  9. Englishsphere
  10. Englishminisphere

From mini- + sphere.

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APA

minisphere. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minisphere

MLA

“minisphere.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minisphere. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “minisphere,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minisphere.

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