Dictionary
ellipsoid
Meaning
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- 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.
- Such a surface used as a model of the shape of the earth.
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɪˈlɪp.sɔɪd/
Etymology
From ellipse + -oid.
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