spheroid
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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.
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.
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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spheroid
n (Geometry) → Rotationsellipsoid nt
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sphe·roid
, spheroidaln. esferoide, de forma esférica.
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