ellipsoidal

[ ih-lip-soid-l, el-ip-, ee-lip- ]

adjective

Origin of ellipsoidal

First recorded in 1825–35; ellipsoid + -al¹

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Form truly meets function in this gorgeous ellipsoidal speaker.
The best smart speakers for any budget | Sarah Jones | December 1, 2021 | Popular-Science
Thus the cell outline is clearly marked, the nucleus large and spherical or ellipsoidal.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 | Various
Finally the nuclear disc assumes an ellipsoidal form and becomes the nuclear body.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 | Francis Maitland Balfour
Ovoid or ellipsoidal branchlets or receptacles, single or in groups, occur at intervals along the sides of both stem and branches.
The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide | Augusta Foote Arnold
Frond long, slender, repeatedly branched; air-vessels ellipsoidal and "chained" together in the lower half of the branches.
The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide | Augusta Foote Arnold

Frustules globose, ellipsoidal or cylindrical, concatenate, closely joined together.
The Diatomaceae of Philadelphia and Vicinity | Charles Sumner Boyer

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