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Meaning of "spherule" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SPHERULE

From Late Latin sphaerula a little sphere.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SPHERULE

spherule  [ˈsfɛruːl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPHERULE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Spherule is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SPHERULE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of spherule in the English dictionary

The definition of spherule in the dictionary is a very small sphere or globule.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SPHERULE


brool
bruːl
cerule
ˈsiːruːl
chondrule
ˈkɒndruːl
crool
kruːl
curule
ˈkjʊəruːl
drool
druːl
ferrule
ˈfɛruːl
ferule
ˈfɛruːl
glomerule
ˈɡlɒməˌruːl
jarool
dʒəˈruːl
misrule
ˌmɪsˈruːl
overrule
ˌəʊvəˈruːl
rule
ruːl
sporule
ˈspɒruːl
subrule
ˈsʌbˌruːl
unrule
ʌnˈruːl
work-rule
ˈwɜːkˌruːl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPHERULE

spherics
spheristerion
spherocyte
spherocytoses
spherocytosis
spheroid
spheroidal
spheroidally
spheroidically
spheroidicity
spheroidisation
spheroidise
spheroidization
spheroidize
spherometer
spheroplast
spherular
spherulite
spherulitic
sphery

WORDS THAT END LIKE SPHERULE

as a rule
board rule
Brule
chain rule
direct rule
foot rule
gag rule
golden rule
ground rule
home rule
house rule
majority rule
mob rule
rewrite rule
self-rule
slide rule
spinnerule
the rule
unit rule
work-to-rule

Synonyms and antonyms of spherule in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «spherule» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SPHERULE

Find out the translation of spherule to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of spherule from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «spherule» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

小球
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

spherule
570 millions of speakers

English

spherule
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

spherule
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كرية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сферулы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

spherule
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ক্ষুদ্র গোলক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

spherule
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Spherule
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

spherule
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

小球
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

소 구체
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Spherule
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cầu nhỏ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

spherule
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गोलाकार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kürecik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

spherule
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

spherule
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сферул
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sferule
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

spherule
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

balletje
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

spherule
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

spherule
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of spherule

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPHERULE»

The term «spherule» is normally little used and occupies the 128.490 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SPHERULE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about spherule

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPHERULE»

Discover the use of spherule in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to spherule and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Late Eocene Earth: Hothouse, Icehouse, and Impacts
Based on Ir data from the five sites in this study, plus data from seven additional sites, we estimate that the geometric mean of the Ir fluence for the cpx spherule layer is ~5.7 ng/cm2. Assuming similar projectile characteristics and velocity, we  ...
Christian Koeberl, Alessandro Montanari, 2009
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Distal Impact Ejecta Layers: A Record of Large Impacts in ...
Secondly, ejecta may not have been dispersed equally in all directions, as suggested by thickness variations in the Carawine spherule layer within the Oakover River area (see Sect. 8.2.5.4). Finally, reworked spherule layers can vary in ...
Billy P. Glass, Bruce M. Simonson, 2012
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Catastrophic Events and Mass Extinctions: Impacts and Beyond
Nature of spherule layer 1. Thin sections of the spherule layers indicate that the oldest spherule layer 1 (shown in Fig. 5, A and B) consists almost entirely of closely packed devitri- fied vesicular spherules and altered glass fragments up to 5 ...
Christian Koeberl, Kenneth G. MacLeod, 2002
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The Sedimentary Record of Meteorite Impacts
Composite El Peñon litholog showing the classic sandstone deposit with two reworked spherule layers at the base, and 150 m away, the newly discovered original Chicxulub impact spherule deposit near the base of zone CF1 about 4 m  ...
Kevin R. Evans, 2008
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Processes on the Early Earth
DESCRIPTION OF SAMPLES OF SPHERULE LAYERS AND VOLCANOGENIC STRATA Sample Stratigraphy, rock type Grain size, packing Constituents Spherule layers H9 S1 spherule layer (Fig. 3), spherule-bearing sandstone ( upper layer) ...
W. U. Reimold, Roger Lawrence Gibson, 2006
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The Precambrian Earth: Tempos and Events
cerning Precambrian spherule layers from most of the Earth's surface. Therefore, extreme caution is advisable in estimating the total mass of spherules from a given impact in the face of such extreme variations in thickness. The lateral extent of ...
P.G. Eriksson, Wladyslaw Altermann, D.R. Nelson, 2004
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Large Meteorite Impacts III
The Siberian native iron occurrences retain no clear meteorite signature, but have been interpreted as impact- related breccias by Treiman et al. (2002). NUUSSUAQ SPHERULE BEDS The spherule beds in sediments immediately underlying ...
Thomas Kenkmann, Friedrich Hörz, Alexander Deutsch, 2005
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The Asteroid Impact Connection of Planetary Evolution: With ...
Estimates of crater location based on the time relations between spherule settling and tsunami arrival involve a number of assumptions, including the point origin of the tsunami and velocity of airborne spherules. Submarine impact-induced ...
Andrew Y. Glikson, 2013
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U.S. Geological Survey professional paper
The composition of three magnetic spherules was determined by X-ray diffraction techniques. Each spherule was mounted at the end of a thin glass fiber and placed in a powder camera (114.59 mm diameter) so that only the spherule was in ...
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1902
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Integrated Earth and Environmental Evolution of the ...
Photomicrograph of carbonate spherules from the reworked spherule clast in the Alamo Breccia. The central spherule shows a coarsely crystalline nucleus surrounded by a core of grains that fine outward and culminate in very fine grained ...
Clarence A. Hall, Wallace Gary Ernst, Clemens Arvid Nelson, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPHERULE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term spherule is used in the context of the following news items.
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In Our View: Beware of Valley Fever
Once in the lung, the spore changes into a larger, multicellular structure called a spherule. The spherule grows and bursts, releasing endospores, which develop ... «St. George Daily Spectrum, Jul 15»
2
Weatherwatch: Glass globes blown by lightning
Five years later, researchers led by Kimberly Genareau, of the University of Alabama. have written, that, among the volcanic debris, were glass spherules (small ... «The Guardian, Apr 15»
3
Meteorite material born in molten spray as embryo planets collided
"Chondrules are identical in size, shape and texture to spherules on Earth and spherules found in the lunar soil," Melosh said. "The only difference among ... «Purdue Newsroom, Jan 15»
4
Research Looks For Genetic Link To Valley Fever
A spherule develops in the lung after the Valley Fever fungus is inhaled. Rachel Ewer died after an eight year struggle with Valley Fever in 2011. “She played ... «KJZZ, Oct 14»
5
Golfing on Mars? Curiosity Rover Can Provide a Hole (and the Balls)
The spherules were formed billions of years ago when mineral-rich water seeped ... The lone spherule sitting on the rock is about a half-inch (a centimeter wide) ... «NBCNews.com, Sep 14»
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Nanodiamonds Are Forever
A three-dimensional carbon spherule containing n-diamonds and lonsdaleite-like crystals from Daisy Cave on San Miguel Island, one of California's Channel ... «The UCSB Current, Aug 14»
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Valley fever research moves forward at UC Merced
Researcher Katrina Hoyer looks at a picture of a spherule with endospores that has erupted and released the endospores into a lung and spread infection, in a ... «Merced Sun-Star, Aug 14»
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Scientists Challenge the “Chicxulub Crater” Theory
Right underneath the iridium was a layer of 'spherules', tiny balls of rock which seemed to have been condensed from rock which had been vapourised by a ... «The Yucatan Times, Jun 14»
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Few, if any, big impact craters remain to be discovered on Earth …
A thin layer of these particles, called spherules, then blankets the Earth. This layer of spherules persists in the geologic record and can be used to determine the ... «Phys.Org, Jun 14»
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Scientists solve puzzle of a massive asteroid that hit South Africa
Sphere-shaped particles, called spherules and resembling pellets from a BB gun, were found in the layers of rock. The beds of spherules are rich in iridium and ... «Medill Reports: Chicago, Apr 14»

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