1.a particular environment or walk of life;
his social sphere is limited
2.any spherically shaped artifact
3.the geographical area in which one nation is very influential
4.a particular aspect of life or activity;
he was helpless in an important sector of his life
5.a solid figure bounded by a spherical surface (including the space it encloses)
6.a three-dimensional closed surface such that every point on the surface is equidistant from the center
7.the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected