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ellipsoid

/I/'l/I/ps//Oi//d/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

  1. Pertaining to, or shaped like, an ellipsoid; as, <i>ellipsoid</i> or <i>ellipsoidal</i> form.

    adjective

    Source: webster1913

noun

  1. a surface whose plane sections are all ellipses or circles

    noun.shape

    Examples
    The Earth is an ellipsoid.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. A solid, all plane sections of which are ellipses or circles. See <u>Conoid</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 2 <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>.

    noun

    Source: webster1913

adjective satellite

  1. having the nature or shape of an ellipsoid

    adj.all

    Synonyms ellipsoidal spheroidal

    Source: WordNet 3.0

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