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ellipsoid

Pronunciation: /ɪˈlɪpsɔɪd/
Definition of ellipsoid

noun

  • a three-dimensional figure symmetrical about each of three perpendicular axes, whose plane sections normal to one axis are circles and all the other plane sections are ellipses.

Derivatives

ellipsoidal

adjective

ellipsoid in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of ellipsoid in the US English dictionary
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