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hypersphere

Syllables: hy·per·sphereUK/ˈhaɪ.pəˌsfɪə//ˈhaɪ.pəˌsfɪɹ/

hypersphere noun: the set of all points in a given hyperspace that are at a given distance from a given point; a generalization of a sphere in four or more dimensions.

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Noun

hypersphere (plural hyperspheres)

  1. The set of all points in a given hyperspace that are at a given distance from a given point; a generalization of a sphere in four or more dimensions.
    • The timing and location of these battles have not been established. “Sphere” in this context is a hypersphere made up of complexes of two and three-D surfaces, or membranes, shortened in this translation to “branes,” extending into higher dimensions that combine vectors of transit, but also scalar...2013 March 19, Greg Bear, String 25, in Halo: Silentium (Forerunner Saga; 3), New York: Tor, →ISBN, page 211
    • To prove that the hypersphere is a manifold we wish to divide it into polyhedral solids.2014, Donald W. Blackett, Elementary Topology: A Combinatorial and Algebraic Approach, Academic Press, →ISBN, page 198
  2. A zorb; the act of zorbing, entering a zorbing ball, strapping into a harness, and rolling down a hill.

Forms of hypersphere

pluralhyperspheres
alternative formhyper-sphere

Origin of hypersphere

From hyper- + sphere.

Words formed from hypersphere

Questions about hypersphere

What does hypersphere mean?
Hypersphere means the set of all points in a given hyperspace that are at a given distance from a given point; a generalization of a sphere in four or more dimensions.
What part of speech is hypersphere?
Hypersphere is a noun.
How do you pronounce hypersphere?
Hypersphere is pronounced /ˈhaɪ.pəˌsfɪə/ (UK).
What is the plural of hypersphere?
The plural of hypersphere is hyperspheres.

Words near hypersphere in the dictionary

  1. hyperspectrometer
  2. hyperspectrometers
  3. hyperspeculative
  4. hyperspeech
  5. hyperspeed
  6. hypersphere
  7. hyperspheres
  8. hyperspherical
  9. hyperspheroid
  10. hyperspheroidal
  11. hyperspheroids

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