spheroid

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Singular
spheroid

Plural
spheroids

spheroid (plural spheroids)

  1. A solid of revolution generated by rotating an ellipse about its major (prolate), or minor (oblate) axis.
    • "UFOs are reported as being either oblate (saucer shaped) or prolate (cigar shaped) spheroids"
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