noun
- A particular environment or walk of life.
- usage: "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit"
- Any spherically shaped artifact.
- The geographical area in which one nation is very influential.
- synonyms: sphere of influence
- A particular aspect of life or activity.
- usage: "he was helpless in an important sector of his life"
- synonyms: sector
- A solid figure bounded by a spherical surface (including the space it encloses. )
- A three-dimensional closed surface such that every point on the surface is equidistant from the center.
- The apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected.
- synonyms: celestial sphere, empyrean, firmament, heavens, vault of heaven, welkin
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