·add. ·noun The nucleus or central part of the earth, forming most of its mass;
— disting. from lithosphere, hydrosphere, ·etc.
II. Centrosphere ·add. ·noun 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.