environment - the totality of surrounding conditions; "he longed for the comfortable environment of his livingroom"

distaff - the sphere of work by women

front - a sphere of activity involving effort; "the Japanese were active last week on the diplomatic front"; "they advertise on many different fronts"

kingdom, realm, land - a domain in which something is dominant; "the untroubled kingdom of reason"; "a land of make-believe"; "the rise of the realm of cotton in the south"

lap - an area of control or responsibility; "the job fell right in my lap"

political arena, political sphere - a sphere of intense political activity

preserve - a domain that seems to be specially reserved for someone; "medicine is no longer a male preserve"

province, responsibility - the proper sphere or extent of your activities; "it was his province to take care of himself"

artefact, artifact - a man-made object taken as a whole

globe - a sphere on which a map (especially of the earth) is represented

geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region - a demarcated area of the Earth

aspect, facet - a distinct feature or element in a problem; "he studied every facet of the question"

department - a specialized sphere of knowledge; "baking is not my department"; "his work established a new department of literature"

round shape - a shape that is curved and without sharp angles

conglobation, conglomeration - a rounded spherical form

globe, orb, ball - an object with a spherical shape; "a ball of fire"

steradian, sr - the unit of solid angle adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

round shape - a shape that is curved and without sharp angles

apex of the sun's way, solar apex, apex - the point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun and solar system appear to be moving relative to the fixed stars

celestial point - a point in the heavens (on the celestial sphere)

nadir - the point below the observer that is directly opposite the zenith on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected

surface - the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object; "they skimmed over the surface of the water"; "a brush small enough to clean every dental surface"; "the sun has no distinct surface"

zenith - the point above the observer that is directly opposite the nadir on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected

zodiac - a belt-shaped region in the heavens on either side to the ecliptic; divided into 12 constellations or signs for astrological purposes