spheroid

spheroid

English

Alternative forms

• sphæroid (archaic)

Etymology

sphere +‎ -oid

Pronunciation

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Adjective

spheroid (comparative more spheroid, superlative most spheroid)

1. Of a shape similar to a squashed sphere.

Noun

spheroid (plural spheroids)

1. A solid of revolution generated by rotating an ellipse about its major (prolate), or minor (oblate) axis.

   UFOs are reported as being either oblate (saucer-shaped) or prolate (cigar-shaped) spheroids.

Hyponyms

• oblate spheroid
• prolate spheroid

Translations

shape similar to a sphere

French: sphéroïde (fr) m

Romanian: sferoid (ro) m

References

• spheroid on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

• Spheroid in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)

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