HyperDic: ellipsoid

English > 2 senses of the word ellipsoid:
NOUNshapeellipsoida surface whose plane sections are all ellipses or circles
ADJECTIVEallellipsoid, ellipsoidal, spheroidalhaving the nature or shape of an ellipsoid
ellipsoid > pronunciation
Soundsihlih'psoyd
Rhymesadenoid ... void: 38 rhymes with oyd...
English > ellipsoid: 2 senses > adjective 1
MeaningHaving the nature or shape of an ellipsoid.
Synonymsellipsoidal, spheroidal
Broaderroundedcurving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged
Spanishelipsoidal, esferoidal
Catalanesferoïdal
Nounsellipsoida surface whose plane sections are all ellipses or circles
English > ellipsoid: 2 senses > noun 1, shape
MeaningA surface whose plane sections are all ellipses or circles.
Example"the Earth is an ellipsoid"
Broaderplane figure, two-dimensional figureA two-dimensional shape
Spanishelipsoide
Catalanelipsoide, el·lipsoide
Adjectivesellipsoid, ellipsoidalhaving the nature or shape of an ellipsoid

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