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(sfir′o̵id)

noun

a body that is almost but not quite a sphere, esp. one generated by the rotation of an ellipse about one of its axes

Origin: L sphaeroides < Gr sphairoeidēs: see sphere & -oid

adjective

of this shape

also spheroidal

See spheroid in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A body that is shaped like a sphere but is not perfectly round, especially an ellipsoid that is generated by revolving an ellipse around one of its axes.

Related Forms:

sphe·roiˈdal (-oidˈl), sphe·roiˈdic (-oiˈdĭk) adjective

sphe·roiˈdal·ly adverb

spheˌroi·dicˈi·ty (-dĭsˈĭ-tē) noun

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