globoid

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

globe +‎ -oid

Noun[edit]

globoid (plural globoids)

  1. (mathematics) A spherical representation or projection of a sphere or ellipsoid.
    A globoid is always round.
  2. Mathematical connotation of globe.
    Pictures of planets and moons are usually presented as globoids.

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Adjective[edit]

globoid (not comparable)

  1. (mathematics) Of, or pertaining to, a globe
    It's presented in globoid form.

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Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Italian globoide.

Noun[edit]

globoid n (plural globoizi)

  1. globoid

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References[edit]

  • globoid in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN