spheroidal

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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spheroidal

(sfɪəˈrɔɪdəl)

adj

1. (Mathematics) shaped like an ellipsoid of revolution; approximately spherical

2. (Mathematics) of or relating to an ellipsoid of revolution

spheˈroidally, spheˈroidically adv

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

spheroidal - having the nature or shape of an ellipsoid ellipsoid, ellipsoidal rounded - curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged; "low rounded hills"; "rounded shoulders"

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Translations

sphéroïdique

sferoidale

sphe·roid

, spheroidal

n. esferoide, de forma esférica.

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