spheroid
Meanings
Adjective
- Of a shape similar to a squashed sphere.
Noun
- A solid of revolution generated by rotating an ellipse about its major (prolate), or minor (oblate) axis.
Related
Narrower meaning words
- oblate spheroid
- prolate spheroid
Origin
- sphere + -oid
Modern English dictionary
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