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Definition of Spheroid
1. 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"
Definition of Spheroid
1. 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.
Definition of Spheroid
1. Noun. A solid of revolution generated by rotating an ellipse about its major (prolate), or minor (oblate) axis. ¹
2. Adjective. Of a shape similar to a squashed sphere. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Spheroid
1. a type of geometric solid [n -S]
Medical Definition of Spheroid
1. Spheroidal Shaped like a sphere. Origin: L. Spheroideus (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Spheroid
Literary usage of Spheroid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society by Cambridge Philosophical Society (1895)
"The authors state, without proof, that the spheroid becomes unstable when its
excentricity exceeds that of the limiting Jacobian ellipsoid which coalesces ..."
2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"Sur/au в/ a Prolate spheroid.— The prolate spheroid is the solid generated by
the revolution of an ellipse about its major axis. ..."
3. The Monist by Hegeler Institute (1909)
"Then if cylinder, spheroid and cone are filled with such circles, the cylinder
in its present position will be in equilibrium at the point a with the ..."
4. A Treatise on Fluxions by Colin MacLaurin (1801)
"Suppose first a fluid spheroid ADBE (Jig. 286) of an uniform density to revolve
on its axis AB; let the attraction of the spheroid at the pole A be ..."
5. A New and Complete System of Arithmetick: Composed for the Use of the by Nicolas Pike, Chester Dewey (1822)
"To measure a spheroid, Definition. A spheroid is a solid body like an ... This is
a cask like solid, wanting (wo equal seg- munis to complete the spheroid. ..."
6. Geodesy: Including Astronomical Observations, Gravity Measurements, and by George Leonard Hosmer (1919)
"The dimensions of such a spheroid are not to be regarded as fixed, but are subject to
... Such a spheroid necessarily depends upon a large amount of data, ..."
7. Geodesy: Including Astronomical Observations, Gravity Measurements, and by George Leonard Hosmer (1919)
"The dimensions of such a spheroid are not to be regarded as fixed, but are subject to
... Such a spheroid necessarily depends upon a large amount of data, ..."
8. The American Arithmetic: Adapted to the Currency of the United States; to by Oliver Welch (1814)
"To find the solidity of a spheroid, or ellipsoid ; and also It find the solidity
of the ... A spheroid is a solid generated by the revolution of an ellipse, ..."
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