ellipsoid

Significado (Inglês)

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.

Conceitos

elipsóide

Elipsoide

Elipsóide

Sinônimos

ellipsoidal

spheroidal

elliptical

elliptic

biradial

reference ellipsoid

Traduções

ellipsoïde

Ellipsoid

elipsoide

ellissoide

elipsoidal

ellipsenförmig

sphäroidal

Ellipsoid-

ellipsoïdal

ellipsoïde de référence

مجسم القطع الناقص

ellissoidale

sferoidale

elissoidale

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ɪˈlɪp.sɔɪd/

Etimologia (Inglês)

From ellipse + -oid.

Frases

Normal heights are thus dependent upon the reference ellipsoid chosen .

As alturas normais dependem, portanto, do elipsóide de referência escolhido.