spher

ball, globe

Greek · sphaira (σφαῖρα)

Sphere comes from Greek sphaira, "ball". It appears in words about round shapes, and the layers or regions that surround the Earth.

Memory trick

A SPHERE is a ball; ATMOSPHERE is the ball of air around the Earth.

atmosphere (atmo + sphere) — the layer of air around Earthवायुमंडल
biosphere (bio + sphere) — all parts of Earth with lifeजीवमंडल
ecosphere (eco + sphere) — the Earth's environment of living thingsपारिस्थितिक मंडल
exosphere (exo + sphere) — the outermost layer of the atmosphereबाह्य वायुमंडल
geosphere (geo + sphere) — the solid Earthभूमंडल
hemisphere (hemi + sphere) — half of a globeगोलार्ध
hemispherical (hemi + spher + ical) — shaped like half a ballअर्धगोलाकार
hydrosphere (hydro + sphere) — all the water on Earthजलमंडल
ionosphere (iono + sphere) — a charged layer of the atmosphereआयनमंडल
lithosphere (litho + sphere) — the rocky outer layer of Earthस्थलमंडल
sphere (sphere) — a perfectly round ballगोला
spherical (spher + ical) — shaped like a ballगोलाकार