ellipsoid of revolution
Britishnoun
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A surface expressing the optical relations of such crystals is thus an ellipsoid of revolution about the optic axis.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various
Accordingly the distribution of electricity is such that equal parallel slices of the ellipsoid of revolution taken normal to the axis of revolution carry equal charges on their curved surface.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various
This can be obtained by considering the disk56 as a limiting case of an oblate ellipsoid of revolution, charged to potential V, say.
From Lord Kelvin An account of his scientific life and work by Andrew Gray
Newton showed that an ellipsoid of revolution should differ from a sphere by a compression of 1/230.
From Fables of Infidelity and Facts of Faith Being an Examination of the Evidences of Infidelity by Robert Patterson
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