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Definition of Ellipsoid

1. Adjective. Having the nature or shape of an ellipsoid.

2. Noun. A surface whose plane sections are all ellipses or circles. "The Earth is an ellipsoid"

Definition of Ellipsoid

1. n. A solid, all plane sections of which are ellipses or circles. See Conoid, n., 2 (a).

2. a. Pertaining to, or shaped like, an ellipsoid; as, ellipsoid or ellipsoidal form.

Definition of Ellipsoid

1. Noun. (mathematics) a surface, all of whose cross sections are elliptic or circular (includes the sphere) ¹

2. Noun. (geography) Such a surface used as a model of the shape of the earth. ¹

3. Adjective. (mathematics) of or pertaining to an ellipse; ellipsoidal ¹

4. Adjective. Shaped like an ellipse; elliptical. ¹

5. Adjective. Shaped like a symmetrical oval that is evenly tapered on both ends. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ellipsoid

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Medical Definition of Ellipsoid

1. A solid, all plane sections of which are ellipses or circles. See Conoid, 2 . The ellipsoid has three principal plane sections, a, b, and c, each at right angles to the other two, and each dividing the solid into two equal and symmetrical parts. The lines of meeting of these principal sections are the axes, or principal diameters of the ellipsoid. The point where the three planes meet is the center. Ellipsoid of revolution, a spheroid; a solid figure generated by the revolution of an ellipse about one of its axes. It is called a prolate spheroid, or prolatum, when the ellipse is revolved about the major axis, and an oblate spheroid, or oblatum, when it is revolved about the minor axis. Origin: Ellipse: cf. F. Ellipsoide. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ellipsoid

ellagitannin ellagitannins ellebore elleborin elleck ellenbergerite ellestadite ellestadites ellipse ellipsed

ellipses ellipsing ellipsis ellipsograph ellipsographs ellipsoid (current term) ellipsoid of revolution ellipsoidal ellipsoidal joint ellipsoidally

ellipsoids ellipsometer ellipsometers ellipsometric ellipsometry ellipsosome ellipt elliptic elliptic-lanceolate elliptic curve

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