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(1):

(n.) The central mass of an aster from which the rays extend and within which the centrosome lies when present; the attraction sphere. The name has been used both as excluding and including the centrosome, and also to designate a modified mass of protoplasm about a centrosome whether aster rays are developed or not.

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(n.) The nucleus or central part of the earth, forming most of its mass; - disting. from lithosphere, hydrosphere, etc.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Centrosphere'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/centrosphere.html. 1828.
 
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