B2nounsciencepolitics
US/sfɪr/
UK/sfɪə/
a round solid shape like a ball; also an area of activity, life or influence
In context
A football is not a perfect sphere, but it is close.
Women are now more active in the political sphere than before.
The country wants to keep its neighbors within its sphere of influence.
Words that go with sphere
noun + preposition
- sphere of influenceThe region was once part of the empire's sphere of influence.
adjective + noun
- political sphereSocial media now shapes the political sphere.
- public sphereThese topics are rarely discussed in the public sphere.
- private sphereSome people keep religion in the private sphere.
- perfect sphereRaindrops are not shaped like a perfect sphere.