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n (mathematics) A regular three-dimensional object in which every cross-section is a circle; the figure described by the revolution of a circle about its diameter (defdate|from 14th c.).
n A spherical physical object; a globe or ball. (defdate|from 14th c.)
n (context|astronomy|now|_|rare) The apparent outer limit of space; the edge of the heavens, imagined as a hollow globe within which celestial bodies appear to be embedded. (defdate|from 14th c.)
n (historical|astronomy|mythology) Any of the concentric hollow transparent globes formerly believed to rotate around the Earth, and which carried the heavenly body|heavenly bodies; there were originally believed to be eight, and later nine and ten; friction between them was thought to cause a harmonious sound (the music of the spheres). (defdate|from 14th c.)
n (mythology) An area of activity for a planet; or by extension, an area of influence for a god, hero etc. (defdate|from 14th c.)
n (figuratively) The region in which something or someone is active; one's province, domain. (defdate|from 17th c.)
n (geometry) The set of all points in three-dimensional Euclidean space (or (n)-dimensional space, in topology) that are a fixed distance from a fixed point (defdate|from 20th c.).
v (transitive) To place in a sphere, or among the spheres; to ensphere.