globoid
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin globus, Old French globe + Ancient Greek εἶδος (eidos, “form, likeness”).
[edit] Noun
globoid (plural globoids)
- (mathematics) A spherical representation or projection of a sphere or ellipsoid.
- A globoid is always round.
- Mathematical connotation of globe.
- Pictures of planets and moons are usually presented as globoids.
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globoid (not comparable)
- (mathematics) Of, or pertaining to, a globe
- It's presented in globoid form.
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[edit] References
- “globoid” in The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000.
