Cosphered

/koʊˈsfɪrd/ adjective

Definition

Formed into or existing as a sphere together with another sphere or object.

Etymology

From co- + sphere (from Greek sphaira). A rare term combining the prefix with the concept of spherical shape.

Kelly Says

This word is almost never used today, but it appears in some 17th-century philosophical texts about celestial bodies—astronomers used it to describe planets thought to be embedded in concentric spheres moving together through space.

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