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Spheroid   /sfˈɪrˌɔɪd/   Listen
Spheroid

noun
1.
A shape that is generated by rotating an ellipse around one of its axes.  Synonym: ellipsoid of revolution.



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"Spheroid" Quotes from Famous Books



... smile of Christian charity great Casey's visage shone; He stilled the rising tumult; he bade the game go on; He signaled to the pitcher, and once more the spheroid flew, But Casey still ignored it; and the umpire ...
— The Wit and Humor of America, Volume VI. (of X.) • Various

... undergo any further transformation. Did it resemble the earth at the period when the latter was destitute as yet of an atmosphere? What kind of spectacle would its hidden hemisphere present to our terrestrial spheroid? Granting that the question at present was simply that of sending a projectile up to the moon, every one must see that that involved the commencement of a series of experiments. All must hope that some day America would penetrate the deepest secrets of that mysterious orb; and some even seemed to ...
— Jules Verne's Classic Books • Jules Verne



Words linked to "Spheroid" :   round shape



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