| NOUN | shape | spheroid, ellipsoid of revolution | a shape that is generated by rotating an ellipse around one of its axes |
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| Sounds | sfih'roy.d | |
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| Rhymes | adenoid ... void: 38 rhymes with oyd... | |
| Meaning | A shape that is generated by rotating an ellipse around one of its axes. | |
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| Example | "it looked like a sphere but on closer examination I saw it was really a spheroid" | |
| Synonym | ellipsoid of revolution | |
| Broader | round shape | A shape that is curved and without sharp angles |
| Spanish | esferoide | |
| Catalan | esferoide | |
| Adjectives | spheroidal | having the nature or shape of an ellipsoid |
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