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• terrestrial sphere — terrestrial globe, terrestrial ball, or terrestrial sphere, 1. the earth. 2. a sphere with a map of the earth on it …   Useful english dictionary

• terrestrial ball — terrestrial globe, terrestrial ball, or terrestrial sphere, 1. the earth. 2. a sphere with a map of the earth on it …   Useful english dictionary

• terrestrial globe — terrestrial globe, terrestrial ball, or terrestrial sphere, 1. the earth. 2. a sphere with a map of the earth on it …   Useful english dictionary

• Terrestrial poles — Pole Pole, n. [L. polus, Gr. ? a pivot or hinge on which anything turns, an axis, a pole; akin to ? to move: cf. F. p[^o]le.] 1. Either extremity of an axis of a sphere; especially, one of the extremities of the earth s axis; as, the north pole.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• sphere — sphereless, adj. spherelike, adj. /sfear/, n., v., sphered, sphering. n. 1. Geom. a. a solid geometric figure generated by the revolution of a semicircle about its diameter; a round body whose surface is at all points equidistant from the center …   Universalium

• Oblique sphere — Oblique Ob*lique , a. [F., fr. L. obliquus; ob (see {Ob }) + liquis oblique; cf. licinus bent upward, Gr. le chrios slanting.] [Written also {oblike}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Not erect or perpendicular; neither parallel to, nor at right angles from,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• oblique sphere — noun : the celestial sphere and its analogous terrestrial sphere when oriented so the heavenly bodies rise and set at angles other than a right angle (as for an observer at any point on the earth except the poles and the equator) …   Useful english dictionary

• oblique sphere — noun The celestial or terrestrial sphere when its axis is oblique to the horizon of the place; or as it appears to an observer at any point on the earth except the poles and the equator …   Wiktionary

• Dyson sphere — A Dyson sphere (or shell as it appeared in the original paper) is a hypothetical megastructure originally described by Freeman Dyson. Such a sphere would be a system of orbiting solar power satellites meant to completely encompass a star and… …   Wikipedia

• Armillary sphere — An armillary sphere (variations are known as spherical astrolabe, armilla, or armil) is a model of the celestial sphere. Description and use of the armillary sphere The exterior parts of this machine are a compages of brass rings, which represent …   Wikipedia

• hem|i|sphere — «HEHM uh sfihr», noun. 1. a half sphere or globe, formed by a plane passing through the center. 2. a) half of the earth s surface. North America and South America are in the Western Hemisphere; Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia are in the… …   Useful english dictionary