ellipsoidal

Variant of ellipsoid

ellipsoid definition

el·lip·soid (e lip′so̵id′, i-)

noun

  1. a solid formed by rotating an ellipse around either axis: its plane sections are all ellipses or circles
  2. the surface of such a solid

Etymology: Fr ellipsoïde: see ellipse & -oid

adjective

of or shaped like an ellipsoid

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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