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ball-shaped

ball-shaped

1 2.3
Shaped like a ball or nearly round
  • adjective
  • /bɔl-ʃeɪpt/
translation icon : esférico
  • There was a large ball-shaped mauve candle on the nightstand.
  • ball-shaped molecule
  • ball-shaped flowers
  • ball-shaped robot

Examples

  • He assumed that the ball-shaped things were eggs, and the only thing he was hearing was "egg."

    Blog text (20)
  • We also need a piece cut for the garage door window, which for a long time now has had a hockey ball-shaped hole in it.

    Blog text (16)
  • The ribs may meet in a ball shaped top.

  • These ball-shaped pressure tanks are for butane and casing-head gas.

  • I was using a tile probe to avoid damaging anything underground, and the ball-shaped tip did not pass easily through the partially frozen upper layer.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • For adjustments, red-coded, ball-shaped diamond burs were used with water spray cooling.

    Academic text (2016)
  • The vase was filled with beautiful, ball-shaped flowers that added elegance to the room.

  • The child's toy was a bright, ball-shaped globe that rolled easily across the floor.

  • She admired the ball-shaped decorations hanging from the ceiling at the party.

Synonyms

round
vsball-shaped
273 1.0

Having the shape of a circle or sphere

is restricted to three dimensional rounded forms rather than flat circles
spherical
vsball-shaped
18 4.2

Round like a ball

is the same three dimensional round form but less exact
globular
vsball-shaped
11 6.3

Shaped like a round ball

is the technical three dimensional round form, more precise
spheroidal
vsball-shaped
1 7.6

Having the shape of a ball or an egg and almost round

is the exact round form rather than a slightly stretched one
orbed
vsball-shaped
1 8.7

Round and shaped like a ball

is the actual three dimensional rounded form, not just appearance
spheric
vsball-shaped
6.2

Shaped like a ball

is the same idea but stated more generally and less strict
globose
vsball-shaped
8.9

Shaped like a ball

is the strict three dimensional round form, usually more exact
globelike
vsball-shaped
4.1

Having the shape of a round ball

is the exact geometric round form rather than just looking round

How Round

spherical
18 4.2
ball-shaped
1 2.3
rounded
1 2.4
irregular
16 3.3
flat
797 1.0

Surface Forms

ball-shaped positive

Morphology

ball-shaped = ball + shaped (transparent) = ball + shape + ed

The meaning is directly compositional: something that is shaped like a ball.

Etymology

Ball-shaped is made of the simple word ball, a round toy or object, and the part -shaped, which means 'having the form of'. So ball-shaped means 'round like a ball'.