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title: Küre (Dictionary)
slug: kure-dictionary
url: /detay/kure-dictionary
type: article
language: English
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  primary: Küre (Dictionary)
  type: article
  disambiguation: Küre: Matematik, madencilik ve coğrafya terimi.  Küresel anlamı ve Kastamonu ilçesi.
  categories:
    - name: General Knowledge
      slug: genel-kultur
      url: /kategori/genel-kultur
  tags:
    - Globe
    - Earth
    - Geometric Shapes
    - Dictionary
    - Sphere
    - mathematics
author: Kerem Akıl
created_at: 2025-01-17T10:02:10.589945+03:00
updated_at: 2025-04-17T12:51:19.917420+03:00
---

# Küre (Dictionary)

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### **Definition**

**küre (I)**

1. **Noun, Mathematics:** A geometric object bounded by a surface where all points are equidistant from its center; sphere.
2. **Noun:** Earth, globe:
3. *"Like the stars, like the globe, I was alone and distant from everyone."* - Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu

**küre (II)**

1. **Noun, Mining:** A mining furnace or smelter.

**Küre**

1. **Noun, Proper:** A district in Kastamonu province, Turkey.

### **Etymology**

**küre (I)**

Derived from the Arabic word *kurra(t)* (كرّة), meaning “ball,” from the root *krw*.

- Related terms: *küresel* (spherical), *küreselleşmek* (to globalize), *küreselleşme* (globalization), *kürevi* (spherical), *yerküre* (earth/globe).
- Historical usage: [*Kitâb Baytaratu'l Vâzih*, before 1405]
- *kurre* [eyeball]

**küre (II)**

Derived from the Arabic word *kūra(t)* (كورة), meaning “bellows, iron smelting apparatus, furnace,” from the root *kwr*.

- Historical usage: [*Codex Cumanicus*, 1303]
- *fosina* [metal smelting furnace] - Fa & Tr: χura

### **Applications**

- **Mathematics:** Used as a fundamental concept in geometry and the study of three-dimensional space.
- **Geography:** Refers to Earth or the globe.
- **Mining:** Refers to furnaces used for smelting and metalwork.
- **Place Name:** The name of a district in Kastamonu province, Turkey.

### **Example Sentences**

- In math class, we learned how to calculate the volume of a sphere.
- The Earth is shaped like a sphere and its surface is in constant motion.
- Miners used a furnace, called a *küre*, to smelt iron ore.
- Küre, a district in Kastamonu, is known for its natural beauty.

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## Academic Sources and References

1. "KÜRE." Turkish Language Association Current Turkish Dictionary. https://sozluk.gov.tr/. Accessed January 17, 2025.
2. "KÜRE." Nişanyan Dictionary. Accessed January 17, 2025.