Designation
Designation noun - A word or combination of words by which a person or thing is regularly known.
Sphere and designation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sphere" instead a noun "Designation".
Sphere
Sphere noun - A more or less round body or mass.
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Designation and sphere are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Designation" instead a noun "Sphere".
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- It's also very, very common for Inner Sphere BattleMech designs to have both a name and a more "technical" designation which is a combination of letters and numbers that more or less obviously refers directly back to the name.
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The early BattleMechs used by the Clans in BattleTech usually have two names: The more famous names used by the Inner Sphere they're invading (such as the Thor and Mad Cat), and the 'Mech's true clan designation (Summoner and Timber Wolf respectively).
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Gratuitous Japanese: The Mazakari team had no idea what it meant, despite obviously being its creators/builders and the persons responsible for its name (the most likely explanation is that they took the name from the Inner Sphere designation for the Clan mech known as the Warhawk in BattleTech).
Source: Series / Robot Wars
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