spher·i·cal (sfîr??-k?l, sf?r?-) also spher·ic (-?k)adj.1. a. Having the shape of a sphere; globular.b. Having a shape approximating that of a sphere.2. Of or relating to a sphere.3. Of or relating to celestial bodies.spher?i·cal·ly adv.spher?i·cal·ness n.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.spherical (?sf?r?k?l) or sphericadj1. shaped like a sphere2. (Mathematics) of or relating to a sphere: spherical geometry. 3. (Mathematics) geometry formed on the surface of or inside a sphere: a spherical triangle. 4. (Astronomy) a. of or relating to heavenly bodiesb. of or relating to the spheres of the Ptolemaic or the Copernican system ?spherically adv ?sphericalness nCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014spher?i?cal (?sf?r ? k?l, ?sf??r-) also spher?ic, adj. 1. having the form of a sphere; globular. 2. formed in or on a sphere, as a figure. 3. pertaining to a sphere or spheres. 4. pertaining to the heavenly bodies regarded astrologically as influencing human affairs. [1515?25;