-
globus cruciger (Latin for 'cross-bearing orb'), also
known as
stavroforos sphaira (Gr****: σταυροφόρος σφαίρα) or "the orb and cross", is an orb surmounted...
- (bíos) 'life' and σφαῖρα (
sphaîra) 'sphere'), also
called the
ecosphere (from
Ancient Gr**** οἶκος (oîkos) 'settlement, house' and σφαῖρα (
sphaîra) 'sphere'), is...
- A
lithosphere (from
Ancient Gr**** λίθος (líthos) 'rocky' and σφαίρα (
sphaíra) 'sphere') is the rigid,
outermost rocky s**** of a
terrestrial planet or...
-
atmosphere (from
Ancient Gr**** ἀτμός (atmós) 'vapour, steam' and σφαῖρα (
sphaîra) 'sphere') is a
layer of
gases that
envelop an
astronomical object, held...
- A
sphere (from Gr**** σφαῖρα,
sphaîra) is a
surface analogous to the circle, a curve. In
solid geometry, a
sphere is the set of
points that are all at...
- The
hydrosphere (from
Ancient Gr**** ὕδωρ (húdōr) 'water' and σφαῖρα (
sphaîra) 'sphere') is the
combined m**** of
water found on, under, and
above the surface...
- The term
troposphere derives from the Gr****
words tropos (rotating) and
sphaira (sphere)
indicating that
rotational turbulence mixes the
layers of air...
- color", from the
Ancient Gr****
words χρῶμα (khrôma) 'color' and σφαῖρα (
sphaîra) 'sphere') is the
second layer of a star's atmosphere,
located above the...
- falsemallows. The name of the
genus is
derived from the Gr****
words σφαῖρα (
sphaira),
meaning "sphere," and αλκεα (alkea),
meaning "mallow." The
leaves of...
- The
Bathysphere (from
Ancient Gr**** βαθύς (bathús) 'deep' and σφαῖρα (
sphaîra) 'sphere') was a
unique spherical deep-sea
submersible which was unpowered...
