Home › Words › S › spherulespherule/sfɪəɹuːl/spherule means A small sphere.spherule is pronounced /sfɪəɹuːl/.EtymologyFrom Latin sphērula, sphaerula, from sphēra, sphaera (“sphere”) + -ula (diminutive suffix).nounA small sphere.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.sphericle 86% match — A small sphere. vs spherule →sphericule 86% match — A little sphere. vs spherule →spherular 85% match — Being or relating to a spherule. vs spherule →spherulous 82% match — Composed of spherules vs spherule →spherulate 80% match — Covered, set, or adorned with spherules. vs spherule →microspherule 77% match — A microscopic spherulite vs spherule →nanospherule 76% match — A nanoscale spherule vs spherule →spherulite 74% match — a minute spherical crystalline body having a radiated structure, observed in some vitreous volcanic rocks, as obsidian and pearlstone. vs spherule →