ellipsoid

English

Noun

Wikipedia ellipsoid (plural ellipsoids)

1. (mathematics) a surface, all of whose cross sections are elliptic or circular (includes the sphere)
2. (geography) Such a surface used as a model of the shape of the earth.

   Here the geoid is thirty meters below the ellipsoid.

Derived terms

• ellipsoid of revolution

Translations

surface all of whose cross sections are elliptic or circular

Bengali: উপবৃত্তাকার (bn) Finnish: ellipsoidi (fi) German: Ellipsoid (de) n.

Hungarian: ellipszoid (hu) Romanian: elipsoid (ro) Swedish: ellipsoid (sv) c.

Adjective

ellipsoid (comparative more ellipsoid, superlative most ellipsoid)

1. (mathematics) of or pertaining to an ellipse; ellipsoidal
2. Shaped like an ellipse; elliptical.
3. Shaped like a symmetrical oval that is evenly tapered on both ends.

Derived terms

• ellipsoid geodesic
• ellipsoid method
• ellipsoid packing
• subellipsoid

Related terms

• globose
• globoid
• ovoid
• oblong

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Swedish

Noun

ellipsoid c.

1. (mathematics) ellipsoid

Declension

Declension of ellipsoid

	singular		plural
Common	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ellipsoid	ellipsoiden	ellipsoider	ellipsoiderna
genitive	ellipsoids	ellipsoidens	ellipsoiders	ellipsoidernas