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...er, the two terms are used interchangeably; a statement that an object is "spherical" does not imply that it is hollow (still less that it is of [[infinitesimal ...ling shape|space-filling]] [[set]] of nested spheres, is the basis for a [[spherical coordinate system]] sometimes used in [[geometry]].

...ther way to visualize a devare is to picture a hollow [[sphere|spherical]] world, its surface only a rocky shell around a spacious interior, and then imagin ...r planes and cosmoi as well. Similar words have been coined to refer to a world with three "sides" ([[tribare]]), four sides, ([[kierbare]]), or, generally

.... To qualify as a planet, the body must be [[mass]]ive enough to have its spherical (or more accurately [[ellipsoid]]al shape) by virtue of its own gravity; a ...not all habitable [[world]]s are planets. By definition, a planet must be spherical in shape, and must be in orbit around a [[sun]]. Planets are primarily kno

...on well may see the resemblance. As for the limbless wraiths, they may be spherical, or they may be just amorphous blobs of soft light. ...o pass through not only things of the [[Mortal World]] but of the [[Spirit World]] as well. Many wraiths can [[transmagnification|change their size]], thou

...l among Didduan life forms in that they are apparently unaffected by the [[world]]'s [[mester|mestral]] transformations; the uuari remains active and unchan ...plex patterns, building up speed until they visually merge together into a spherical blur that steadily brightens. After ten to twenty minutes of this, they gr

...aren't several orders of magnitude smaller is not considered a wolk, but a world in and of itself. The [[rew (Charos)|worlddisk]]s of [[Charos]], for examp ...ibution of areas among gas-(or void-)surrounded landmasses in a particular world; if there's a pronounced gap in the distribution anywhere in the range of s

...]] for the [[alternate world|alternate versions]] of [[Earth]]. It is the world that shares its characteristics with the majority, or at least the pluralit ...or of local geography. On the other hand, it's also possible that ''no'' world actually fits all the criteria of True Earth, that every alternate Earth po

...a particular [[world]] does ''not'' imply that the meter is in use in that world. It is simply used for the convenience of the reader; it was thought to be ...n the [[United States of America]]. Elsewhere in the [[English]]-speaking world, the correct spelling is "metre". Arguably, the "metre" spelling lends its

...to be long gone, Ea is not uninhabitable, and some colonists reaching the world through Aeol have established a few small settlements there. ...in the depths of the Hecube, ruined cities exist all over the rest of the world, showing that once apparently it was home to a thriving populace, while giv

...the death of a godworld presumably would not mean the disappearance of the world; its corpse would remain, and presumably still be habitable. The divine co ...orlds of the Sacred Sea), the full form and geography (theography?) of the world won't be known to most, and perhaps not to any, of those dwelling upon it.

...surface. From each side, the entrance will appear to be roughly [[sphere|spherical]] in shape, with the area beyond the wormhole appearing oddly compressed an ...trary and unfruitful. In any case, while many pathnodes are [[terrestrial world|terrestrial]], others can be decidedly alien and daunting. Of the terrestr

...[[meter]] long to over five meters, baams are found on all parts of the [[world]]. ...the female baam deposits (in most species) between ten to thirty [[sphere|spherical]], transparent [[egg]]s.

Such is the Dome's reputation that people from all over the world may travel to visit it. It has more than once been the site of an unoffici ...(game)|Golden Dome]] game gets its name, in turn, from the large, golden [[spherical cap]] that is an integral part of the game. (Though often referred to as a

...on]] (to the extent that Oe has a "surface") are both within [[terrestrial world|terrestrial]] levels, though its [[chemical composition]] is not. The oute ...es called the [[Fess (SKE)|Fess]], but their shape—far more [[sphere|spherical]] than their small [[mass]] should justify—and their oddly smooth tex

...nally called "grown coins", are the most widespread currency in use on the world of [[Vlastach]]. Coinstones are made of no mundane substance, but are crea Ten asenai are valued as a [[stolic]], spherical stones colored a lightless jet black on the bottom and a marbled deep blue

...which have temperatures and compositions much closer to the [[terrestrial world|terrestrial]] standard than the planet itself. Although certainly coloniza ...origin). The best known organism of this zone is undoubtedly the [[sphere|spherical]] [[nolem]], with a reputation as the most dangerous creature not just of t

...ts and materials from the Gutwood doesn't seem to have harmed the [[living world]], so evidently there's some redundancy in its design. The Gutwood lies some eighteen [[meter|kilometer]]s below the world's [[surface]], though it is not all at the same level and slopes down signi

...m in both respects are the [[buzebagr]], great floating tentacled [[sphere|spherical]] creatures. Though Goiglo may share his fellow bonelords' goal of dominion over the [[world]] of Varra, it has other interests as well. Goiglo considers itself to hav

...alembic|alembic]], a piece of old chemical equipment comprising a [[sphere|spherical]] [[glass]] bulb with a long neck. ...contrast with the mutations that plague humanity in the years since the [[World War III (Nuclearth)|war]].

...t common, but tabulators exist that are [[cylinder|cylindrical]], [[sphere|spherical]], or [[pyramid]]al, or that have much more exotic shapes. ...tabulator networks have been made to run simulations of entire [[imaginary world]]s, used as what have come to be known as "[[artificial dream]]s".