spheroid

spher·oid

 (sfîr′oid′, sfĕr′-)

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.

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sphe·roi′dal (sfĭ-roid′l), sphe·roi′dic (-roi′dĭk) adj.

sphe·roi′dal·ly adv.

sphe′roi·dic′i·ty (-dĭs′ĭ-tē) n.

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spheroid

(ˈsfɪərɔɪd)

n

(Mathematics) maths another name for ellipsoid of revolution

adj

(Mathematics) shaped like but not exactly a sphere

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sphe•roid

(ˈsfɪər ɔɪd)
n.

a solid geometrical figure similar in shape to a sphere, as an ellipsoid.

[1655–65; < Latin sphaeroīdēs < Greek sphairoeidḗs. See sphere, -oid]

sphe•roi′dal, adj.

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sphe·roid

(sfîr′oid′)

A three-dimensional geometric surface generated by rotating an ellipse on or about one of its axes.

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Thesaurus

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" ellipsoid of revolution round shape - a shape that is curved and without sharp angles

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Translations

sferoide

spheroid

[ˈsfɪərɔɪd] N → esferoide m

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spheroid

n (Geometry) → Rotationsellipsoid nt

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sphe·roid

, spheroidal

n. esferoide, de forma esférica.

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