sphaera

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

sphaera: (post-class. sphēra; once sphĕra, Prud. Apoth. 278), ae, f., = σφαῖρα,
I a ball, globe, sphere (pure Lat. globus, Cic. N. D. 2, 18, 47).
I In gen.: sphaeras pugnum altas facito, Cato, R. R. 82; Cic. Fat. 8, 15: habent suam sphaeram stellae inerrantes, id. N. D. 2, 21, 55.—
II In partic.
   A A globe or sphere made to represent the heavenly bodies, Cic. Rep. 1, 14, 21 sq.; 1, 17, 28; id. Tusc. 1, 25, 63; 5, 23, 64; id. N. D. 2, 35, 88; id. de Or. 3, 40, 162.—
   B A globe, one of the great bodies of the universe, Macr. Somn. Scip. 2, 4, 8; Mart. Cap. 7, § 741.—
   C A ball for playing with (syn. follis), Cael. Aur. Tard. 3, 6, 88; 5, 11, 134; Amm. 21, 14, 1; in the hand of a statue, id. 25, 10, 2.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

sphæra¹⁶ (spæra Cato), æ, f. (σφαῖρα),
1 sphère, globe : Cic. Fato 15 ; Nat. 2, 47 || boule, boulette : Cato Agr. 82
2 sphère céleste [représentant le ciel] : Cic. Rep. 1, 21 ; Tusc. 1, 63, etc.
3 sphère de révolution des planètes : Cic. Nat. 2, 55
4 corps céleste : Macr. Scip. 2, 4, 8
5 paume, balle à jouer : C. Aur. Chron. 1, 4, 78. décad., orth. sphera.