ellipsoid

Other forms: ellipsoids

Definitions of ellipsoid
  1. noun
    a surface whose plane sections are all ellipses or circles
    “the Earth is an ellipsoid”
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    type of:
    plane figure, two-dimensional figure
    a two-dimensional shape
  2. adjective
    having the nature or shape of an ellipsoid
    synonyms: ellipsoidal, spheroidal
    rounded
    curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged
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