spermophile, n.m., ground squirrel.

sphacèle, n.m., (med.) sphacelus.

sphacélé, -e, adj., sphacelated.

sphénoïdal, -e, adj., sphenoidal.

sphénoïde, n.m. and adj., (anat.) sphenoid, sphenoidal.

sphère, n.f., (geom.) sphere, globe; circle, orb, orbit. Sortir de sa —; to go out of one’s sphere. Etude de la —; use of the globes.

sphéricité, n.f., sphericity.

sphérique, adj., spherical, globose. Triangle —; curvilinear triangle.

sphériquement, adv., spherically.

sphériste, n.m., (antiq.) one who taught ball playing.