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Spherical. Milton.

SPHERICAL; SPHERIC
1. Having the form of a sphere; like a sphere; globular; orbicular; as, a spherical body. 2. Of or pertaining to a sphere. 3. Of or pertaining to the heavenly orbs, or to the sphere or spheres in which, according to ancient astronomy and astrology,
MILTONIAN
Miltonic. Lowell.
MILTONIC
Of, pertaining to, or resembling, Milton, or his writings; as, Miltonic prose.
ATMOSPHERICALLY
In relation to the atmosphere.
SUBSPHERICAL
Nearly spherical; having a figure resembling that of a sphere.
HEMISPHERIC; HEMISPHERICAL
Containing, or pertaining to, a hemisphere; as, a hemispheric figure or form; a hemispherical body.
PERISPHERIC; PERISPHERICAL
Exactly spherical; globular.
HAMILTON PERIOD
A subdivision of the Devonian system of America; -- so named from Hamilton, Madison Co., New York. It includes the Marcellus, Hamilton, and Genesee epochs or groups. See the Chart of Geology.
HELISPHERIC; HELISPHERICAL
Spiral. Helispherical line . the rhomb line in navigation.
SEMISPHERIC; SEMISPHERICAL
Having the figure of a half sphere. Kirwan.
MONOSPHERICAL
Consisting of one sphere only.
ATMOSPHERIC; ATMOSPHERICAL
1. Of or pertaining to the atmosphere; of the nature of, or resembling, the atmosphere; as, atmospheric air; the atmospheric envelope of the earth. 2. Existing in the atmosphere. The lower atmospheric current. Darwin. 3. Caused, or operated on,