ellipsoid of revolution

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ellipsoid of revolution (plural ellipsoids of revolution)

  1. (geometry) A spheroid; a solid of revolution generated by rotating an ellipse about one of its axes.
    An ellipsoid of revolution may be either prolate or oblate.
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