spheroid

[ sfeer-oid ]

/ ˈsfɪər ɔɪd /

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noun

a solid geometrical figure similar in shape to a sphere, as an ellipsoid.

adjective

spheroidal.

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Origin of spheroid

1655–65; <Latin sphaeroīdēs<Greek sphairoeidḗs.See sphere, -oid

Words nearby spheroid

spherics, sphero-, spherocyte, spherocytic anemia, spherocytosis, spheroid, spheroidal, spheroidicity, spherometer, spherophakia, spheroplast

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How to use spheroid in a sentence

The live feed appears on a spheroid TV that looks like an astronaut’s helmet and directly faces the Buddha.
Nam June Paik predicted the Internet, YouTube and Instagram. But he was more interesting as an artist than as a prophet.|Sebastian Smee|July 30, 2021|Washington Post
The tissue folded itself into a spheroid with its fibers forming a pattern like lines of longitude on Earth.
The Math of Living Things - Issue 102: Hidden Truths|Sidney Perkowitz|June 23, 2021|Nautilus
In a paper in Science Robotics, the researchers describe how they took stem cells from frog embryos and allowed them to grow into clumps of several thousand cells called spheroids.
Xenobots 2.0: These Living Robots Self-Assemble From Frog Skin Cells|Edd Gent|April 2, 2021|Singularity Hub
Next you might find the volume for a half-cone or a spheroid.
Top 10 tips on how to study smarter, not longer|Kathiann Kowalski|September 9, 2020|Science News For Students

Although we have for convenience termed the earth a flattened spheroid, it is only such in a very general sense.
Outlines of the Earth's History|Nathaniel Southgate Shaler
Its shape is not absolutely spherical, but spheroid—that is, flattened at the poles.
Astronomy for Amateurs|Camille Flammarion
"He loves to call a football an 'illusive spheroid,'" chuckled another chap.
Left Tackle Thayer|Ralph Henry Barbour
Pithos, pith′os, n. a large spheroid Greek earthenware vase.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various
The spores of this species are spheroid-tetrahedral, the three radiating angles marked with slender vittæ, or bands.
Beautiful Ferns|Daniel Cady Eaton

British Dictionary definitions for spheroid

spheroid

/ (ˈsfɪərɔɪd) /

noun

maths another name for ellipsoid of revolution

adjective

shaped like but not exactly a sphere

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Medical definitions for spheroid

spheroid

[ sfîr′oid′, sfĕr′- ]

adj.

Having a generally spherical shape.

Other words from spheroid

spher′oid′ n.

Scientific definitions for spheroid

spheroid

[ sfîr′oid′ ]

A three-dimensional geometric surface generated by rotating an ellipse on or about one of its axes.

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