spherule
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Etymology edit
From Latin sphērula, sphaerula, from sphēra, sphaera (“sphere”) + -ula (diminutive suffix).[1]
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Noun edit
spherule (plural spherules)
- A small sphere.
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- ball (in topology)
References edit
- ^ James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928), “Spherule”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volumes IX, Part 1 (Si–St), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 587, column 1.