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ellipsoidal

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el·lip·soid  (-lpsoid)
n.
A geometric surface, all of whose plane sections are either ellipses or circles.
el·lipsoid, el·lipsoidal (-lpsoidl, lp-, lp-) adj.
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ellipsoid
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Adj.1.ellipsoidal - having the nature or shape of an ellipsoid
ellipsoid, spheroidal
rounded - curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged; "low rounded hills"; "rounded shoulders"


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