1) Anything shaped like Earth 2) Egg yolk 3) Ellipsoid of revolution 4) Round shape
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1) Orb 2) Round
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A spheroid, or ellipsoid of revolution is a quadric surface obtained by rotating an ellipse about one of its principal axes; in other words, an ellipsoid with two equal semi-diameters. If the ellipse is rotated about its major axis, the result is a prolate (elongated) spheroid, like an American football or rugby ball. If the ellipse is rotated abo...
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• (n.) A body or figure approaching to a sphere, but not perfectly spherical; esp., a solid generated by the revolution of an ellipse about one of its axes.
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A surface in three dimensions obtained by rotating an ellipse about one of its principal axes. If the ellipse is rotated about its major axis, the surface is called a prolate spheroid (similar to the shape of a rugby ball). If the minor axis is chosen, the surface is called an oblate spheroid (simil...
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A surface generated by revolving an ellipse about one of its axes. Specifically used for a surface whose dimensions are chosen to approximate to the shape of the earth.
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Spheroidal ... Shaped like a sphere. ... Origin: L. Spheroideus ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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(sfēr´oid) a spherelike body.
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Sphe'roid noun [ Latin spheroides ball-like, spherical, Greek .........; ............ sphere + ......... form: confer French sphéroïde .] A body or figure approaching to a sphere, but not perfectly spherical; esp., a solid generated by the revolution of an ellipse about one of its axes.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: sfē′royd, sfē-royd′ăl Definitions: 1. Shaped like a sphere.
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n] - a shape that is generated by rotating an ellipse around one of its axes
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An aggregate of iron or alloy carbides of essentially spherical shape dispersed through-out a matrix offerrite.
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ellipsoid of revolution noun a shape that is generated by rotating an ellipse around one of its axes; `it looked like a sphere but on closer examination I saw it was really a spheroid`
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