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spheroid
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spheroid
adj.
spheroidal, having a shape that is almost spherical
n.
geometrical figure having a shape that is almost spherical
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Spheroid
A spheroid, or ellipsoid of revolution, is a quadric surface obtained by rotating an ellipse about one of its principal axes; in other words, an ellipsoid with two equal semi-diameters.
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spheroid
Noun
1. 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"
(synonym) ellipsoid of revolution
(hypernym) round shape
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spheroid
n.
sféroid
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Spheroid
(n.)
A body or figure approaching to a sphere, but not perfectly spherical; esp., a solid generated by the revolution of an ellipse about one of its axes.
A body or figure approaching to a sphere, but not perfectly spherical; esp., a solid generated by the revolution of an ellipse about one of its axes.
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