undersphere

English

Etymology

From under- +‎ sphere.

Pronunciation

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Noun

undersphere (plural underspheres)

1. A sphere which is smaller than, and in its movements subject to, another; a satellite.
   • (Can we date this quote by Drummond and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?), "The Shadow of the Judgment"

     And rainbow-sparkling arch of diamond clear,
     Which crowns the azure of each undersphere

2. An inferior sphere, or field of action.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “undersphere”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)