spheroid
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Adjective[edit]
spheroid (comparative more spheroid, superlative most spheroid)
- Of a shape similar to a squashed sphere.
Noun[edit]
spheroid (plural spheroids)
- 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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shape similar to a sphere
References[edit]
- spheroid on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Spheroid in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)