spheroid

[ sfeer-oid ]
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noun
  1. a solid geometrical figure similar in shape to a sphere, as an ellipsoid.

adjective

Origin of spheroid

1
1655–65; <Latin sphaeroīdēs<Greek sphairoeidḗs.See sphere, -oid

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British Dictionary definitions for spheroid

spheroid

/ (ˈsfɪərɔɪd) /


noun
  1. maths another name for ellipsoid of revolution

adjective
  1. shaped like but not exactly a sphere

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Scientific definitions for spheroid

spheroid

[ sfîroid′ ]


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

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