SPHEROID


Meaning of SPHEROID in English

/sfear"oyd/ , Geom.

n.

1. a solid geometrical figure similar in shape to a sphere, as an ellipsoid. See diag. under prolate .

adj.

2. spheroidal.

[ 1655-65; sphaeroides sphairoeidés. See SPHERE, -OID ]

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