spher·oid (sfîr oid , sf r-)n. A body that is shaped like a sphere but is not perfectly round, especially an ellipsoid that is generated by revolving an ellipse around one of its axes. sphe·roi dal (-oidl), sphe·roidic (-oid k) adj.sphe·roi dal·ly adv.sphe roi·dici·ty (-ds-t ) n. |
spheroid [ˈsfɪərɔɪd]
n
(Mathematics) Maths another name for ellipsoid of revolution
| spheroid (sfîroid) A three-dimensional geometric surface generated by rotating an ellipse on or about one of its axes. |
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| Noun | 1. |  spheroid - a shape that is generated by rotating an ellipse around one of its axes; "it looked like a sphere but on closer examination I saw it was really a spheroid"round shape - a shape that is curved and without sharp angles |
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spheroid
n (Geometry) → Rotationsellipsoid nt
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