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Ellipsoid

see synonyms of ellipsoid

Noun

1. ellipsoid

a surface whose plane sections are all ellipses or circles

Example Sentences:
'the Earth is an ellipsoid'

Adjective

2. ellipsoid, ellipsoidal, spheroidal

having the nature or shape of an ellipsoid

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Ellipsoid

see synonyms of ellipsoid
noun
a. 
a geometric surface, symmetrical about the three coordinate axes, whose plane sections are ellipses or circles. Standard equation: x2/a2 + y2/b2 + z2/c2 = 1, where ±a, ±b, ±c are the intercepts on the x-, y-, and z- axes
b. 
a solid having this shape
the earth is an ellipsoid

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Ellipsoid

see synonyms of ellipsoid
noun Geometry
1. 
a solid formed by rotating an ellipse around either axis: its plane sections are all ellipses or circles
2. 
the surface of such a solid
adjective
3. 
of or shaped like an ellipsoid
also ˌel‧lip‧ˈsoi‧dal (ˌɛlɪpˈsɔɪdəl; eˌlipsoidˈ'l)

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Ellipsoid

see synonyms of ellipsoid
n.
A geometric surface, all of whose plane sections are either ellipses or circles.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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