spherical

IPA: sfˈɛrɪkʌɫ

(geometry) Shaped like a sphere.
(geometry, not comparable) Of, or pertaining to, spheres.
(mathematics) Of a coordinate system, specifying the location of a point in a plane by using a radius and two angles.
(astrology) Of or relating to the heavenly orbs, or to the sphere or spheres in which, according to ancient astronomy and astrology, they were set.
(statistics, econometrics) Of a multivariate probability distribution, to have a covariance matrix equal to the identity matrix up to a multiplicative factor.

Examples of "spherical" in Sentences

In science terminology, this is called a spherical aberration.
If the planets seem to be spherical, is the universe spherical as well?
After Hubble's launch and deployment aboard the shuttle in 1990, scientists realized the telescope's primary mirror had a flaw, known as a spherical aberration.
Here's where I fit in: Scientists and engineers have used one type of gravity model for the past 100 years -- it's called spherical harmonics and is a bit dense to describe here just look at the equation.
The Sony Librie is a stunning e-ink ebook reading device with the most print-like book reading experience you can have at this time (the display moves microscopic black and white particles held within spherical microcapsules).
These closed objects are commonly called spherical harmonics, although they are only remotely related to the mathematical definition found in the solution to certain wave functions, most notably the eigenfunctions of angular momentum operators.