ellipsoid

Significat (Anglès)

Noun

1. A surface, all of whose cross sections are elliptic or circular (including the sphere), that generalises the ellipse and in Cartesian coordinates (x, y, z) is a quadric with equation x²/a² + y²/b² + z²/c² = 1.
2. Such a surface used as a model of the shape of the earth.

Adj

1. Shaped like an ellipse; elliptical.
2. Of or pertaining to an ellipse; elliptic.
3. Having the tridimensional shape of an ellipse rotated on its long axis.

Conceptes

esferoïdal

elipsoide

el·lipsoide

Sinònims

ellipsoidal

spheroidal

elliptical

elliptic

biradial

reference ellipsoid

Traduccions

ellipsoïde

Ellipsoid

elipsoide

elipsoidal

ellissoide

Ellipsoid-

ellipsoid

ellipsoïdal

ellipsoïde de référence

sphéroïdique

ellissoidale

sferoidale

مجسم القطع الناقص

elissoidale

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ɪˈlɪp.sɔɪd/

Etimologia (Anglès)

From ellipse + -oid.

Frases

Normal heights are thus dependent upon the reference ellipsoid chosen .