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Realm vs. Sphere — What's the Difference?

Realm vs. Sphere — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Realm and Sphere

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Realm

A realm is a community or territory over which a sovereign rules. The term is commonly used to describe a monarchical or dynastic state.

Sphere

A sphere (from Greek σφαῖρα—sphaira, "globe, ball") is a geometrical object in three-dimensional space that is the surface of a ball (viz., analogous to the circular objects in two dimensions, where a "circle" circumscribes its "disk"). Like a circle in a two-dimensional space, a sphere is defined mathematically as the set of points that are all at the same distance r from a given point in a three-dimensional space.

Realm

A community or territory over which a sovereign rules; a kingdom.

Sphere

A round solid figure, or its surface, with every point on its surface equidistant from its centre.

Realm

An area or sphere, as of knowledge or activity
The realm of science.
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Sphere

An area of activity, interest, or expertise; a section of society or an aspect of life distinguished and unified by a particular characteristic
Political reforms to match those in the economic sphere

Realm

An abstract sphere of influence, real or imagined.

Sphere

Enclose in or as if in a sphere
Mourners, sphered by their dark garb

Realm

The domain of a certain abstraction.

Sphere

(Mathematics) A three-dimensional surface, all points of which are equidistant from a fixed point.

Realm

(computing) A scope of operation in networking or security.

Sphere

A spherical object or figure.

Realm

A territory or state, as ruled by a specific power, especially by a king.

Sphere

A celestial body, such as a planet or star.

Realm

An otherworldly dimension or domain — magical, ethereal, or otherwise — usually ruled or created by a mystical character.

Sphere

The sky, appearing as a hemisphere to an observer
The sphere of the heavens.

Realm

A taxonomic rank in the phylogeny of viruses, higher than kingdoms.

Sphere

Any of a series of concentric, transparent, revolving globes that together were once thought to contain the moon, sun, planets, and stars.

Realm

A royal jurisdiction or domain; a region which is under the dominion of a king; a kingdom.
The absolute master of realms on which the sun perpetually shone.

Sphere

A range or extent of knowledge, interest, or activity
A problem that falls within the sphere of biophysics.

Realm

Hence, in general, province; region; country; domain; department; division; as, the realm of fancy.

Sphere

A social level or part of society or group
Knew few people beyond his partner's sphere.

Realm

A domain in which something is dominant;
The untroubled kingdom of reason
A land of make-believe
The rise of the realm of cotton in the south

Sphere

A range of power or influence
Within the sphere of the empire.

Realm

A knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about;
It was a limited domain of discourse
Here we enter the region of opinion
The realm of the occult

Sphere

To form into a sphere.

Realm

The domain ruled by a king or queen

Sphere

To put in or within a sphere.

Sphere

(mathematics) 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 . Category:en:Surfaces

Sphere

A spherical physical object; a globe or ball.

Sphere

The apparent outer limit of space; the edge of the heavens, imagined as a hollow globe within which celestial bodies appear to be embedded.

Sphere

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).

Sphere

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

Sphere

(figuratively) The region in which something or someone is active; one's province, domain.

Sphere

(geometry) 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 .

Sphere

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

Sphere

(transitive) To place in a sphere, or among the spheres; to ensphere.

Sphere

(transitive) To make round or spherical; to perfect.

Sphere

A body or space contained under a single surface, which in every part is equally distant from a point within called its center.

Sphere

Hence, any globe or globular body, especially a celestial one, as the sun, a planet, or the earth.
Of celestial bodies, first the sun,A mighty sphere, he framed.

Sphere

The apparent surface of the heavens, which is assumed to be spherical and everywhere equally distant, in which the heavenly bodies appear to have their places, and on which the various astronomical circles, as of right ascension and declination, the equator, ecliptic, etc., are conceived to be drawn; an ideal geometrical sphere, with the astronomical and geographical circles in their proper positions on it.

Sphere

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

Sphere

Circuit or range of action, knowledge, or influence; compass; province; employment; place of existence.
To be called into a huge sphere, and not to be seen to move in 't.
Taking her out of the ordinary relations with humanity, and inclosing her in a sphere by herself.
Each in his hidden sphere of joy or woeOur hermit spirits dwell.

Sphere

Rank; order of society; social positions.

Sphere

An orbit, as of a star; a socket.

Sphere

To place in a sphere, or among the spheres; to insphere.
The glorious planet SolIn noble eminence enthroned and spheredAmidst the other.

Sphere

To form into roundness; to make spherical, or spheral; to perfect.

Sphere

A particular environment or walk of life;
His social sphere is limited
It was a closed area of employment
He's out of my orbit

Sphere

Any spherically shaped artifact

Sphere

The geographical area in which one nation is very influential

Sphere

A particular aspect of life or activity;
He was helpless in an important sector of his life

Sphere

A solid figure bounded by a spherical surface (including the space it encloses)

Sphere

A three-dimensional closed surface such that every point on the surface is equidistant from the center

Sphere

The apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected

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