quarter vs sphere

quarter

noun
  • A region or place. 

  • A fourth part of the night; one of the watches or divisions of the night. 

  • One's residence or dwelling-place; (in plural) rooms, lodgings, especially as allocated to soldiers or domestic staff. 

  • The aftmost part of a vessel's side, roughly from the last mast to the stern. 

  • A quarter of an acre or 40 roods. 

  • Each of four equal parts into which something can be divided; a fourth part. 

  • A fourth part of the year; 3 months; a term or season. 

  • A division or section of a town or city, especially having a particular character of its own, or associated with a particular group etc. 

  • A section (of a population), especially one having a particular set of values or interests. 

  • Accommodation given to a defeated opponent; mercy; exemption from being killed. 

  • A fourth part of a pound; approximately 113 grams. 

  • A quarter-dollar, divided into 25 cents; the coin of that value minted in the United States or Canada. 

  • Each of four parts into which the earth or sky is divided, corresponding to the four cardinal points of the compass. 

  • A fourth part of a coat of arms, or the charge on it, larger than a canton and normally on the upper dexter side, formed by a perpendicular line from the top meeting a horizontal line from the side. 

  • A measure of length; originally a fourth part of an ell, now chiefly a fourth part of a yard. 

  • A quarterfinal. 

  • A measure of capacity used chiefly for grain or coal, varying greatly in quantity by time and location. 

  • A fourth part of an hour; a period of fifteen minutes, especially with reference to the quarter before or after the hour. 

  • The part on either side of a horse's hoof between the toe and heel, the side of its coffin. 

  • One of four equal periods into which a game is divided. 

  • A fourth part of a hundredweight. 

verb
  • To provide housing for military personnel or other equipment. 

  • To lodge; to have a temporary residence. 

  • To divide into quarters; to divide by four. 

  • To quartersaw. 

adj
  • Consisting of a fourth part, a quarter (¹⁄₄, 25%). 

  • Related to a three-month term, a quarter of a year. 

  • Pertaining to an aspect of a quarter. 

sphere

noun
  • The region in which something or someone is active; one's province, domain. 

  • A regular three-dimensional object in which every cross-section is a circle; the figure described by the revolution of a circle about its diameter . 

  • The set of all points in three-dimensional Euclidean space (or n-dimensional space, in topology) that are a fixed distance from a fixed point . 

  • A spherical physical object; a globe or ball. 

  • Any of the concentric hollow transparent globes formerly believed to rotate around the Earth, and which carried the heavenly bodies; there were originally believed to be eight, and later nine and ten; friction between them was thought to cause a harmonious sound (the music of the spheres). 

  • The extension of a general conception, or the totality of the individuals or species to which it may be applied. 

  • An area of activity for a planet; or by extension, an area of influence for a god, hero etc. 

verb
  • To place in a sphere, or among the spheres; to ensphere. 

  • To make round or spherical; to perfect. 

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