-rə̇kəl, -rēk- adjective
Etymology: Late Latin sphaericus (from Greek sphairikos, from sphaira sphere + -ikos -ic) + English -al
1. : having the form of a sphere or of one of its segments : like a sphere : globular , orbicular
a spherical body
2. : of or relating to a sphere : having to do with a sphere or with the properties of a sphere
a spherical coordinate
spherical deviation
3. : of or relating to the celestial bodies or their spheres
thieves … by spherical predominance — Shakespeare
• spheri·cal·ly -rə̇k(ə)lē, -rēk-, -li adverb