ellipsoid

Senso (Inglese)

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.

Concetti

ellissoide

ellissoidale

sferoidale

elissoidale

ellissoidico

sinonimi

ellipsoidal

spheroidal

elliptical

elliptic

biradial

reference ellipsoid

Traduzioni

ellipsoïde

Ellipsoid

elipsoide

elipsoidal

ellipsoid

ellipsenförmig

sphäroidal

Ellipsoid-

ellipsoïdal

مجسم القطع الناقص

sphéroïdique

ellipsoïde

elipsóide

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ɪˈlɪp.sɔɪd/

Etimologia (Inglese)

From ellipse + -oid.

Frasi

Normal heights are thus dependent upon the reference ellipsoid chosen .

Le altezze normali dipendono quindi dal riferimento ellissoide scelto.