Other Word Forms
- spheroidally adverb
- spheroidically adverb
Etymology
Origin of spheroidal
Example Sentences
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These spheroidal galaxies contain very old stars, yet how they formed has remained a mystery -- until now.
From Science Daily
Draco and Sculptor: These are dwarf spheroidal galaxies close to the Milky Way.
From Washington Post
Eventually, if massive enough, it becomes a spheroidal blob, known as an elliptical galaxy, that will likely never birth a new star again.
From Scientific American
The large distribution of gas around a quasar-blocking object could come from a spheroidal shell of gas around the galaxy or from extended filaments funneling gas into it.
From Scientific American
If such a world rotates with a five-hour day, it maintains a roughly spheroidal shape even as it balloons in size as the temperatures rise.
From Scientific American
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