spheroid

(sfiro̵id)

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

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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