soid — bys·soid; cir·soid; cis·soid; dis·per·soid; el·lip·soid; emul·soid; fu·soid; glos·soid; pa·raph·y·soid; peg·a·soid; rho·de·soid; sus·pen·soid; thyr·soid; ty·lo·soid; ur·soid; val·soid; cau·ca·soid; grap·soid; me·du·soid; ris·soid;… … English syllables
lip — bel·lip·o·tent; big·lip; ca·lip·pus; car·dio·lip·in; cel·lip·e·tal; cheese·lip; el·lip·sis; el·lip·so·graph; el·lip·soid; el·lip·soi·dal; el·lip·som·e·ter; el·lip·tic; el·lip·ti·cal·ly; el·lip·ti·cal·ness; el·lip·tic·i·ty; el·lip·to·cyte;… … English syllables
ellipsoid — el·lip·soid … English syllables
ellipsoid — [e΄lip soid′ le lip′soid΄, ilip′soid] n. [Fr ellipsoïde: see ELLIPSE & OID] Geom. 1. a solid formed by rotating an ellipse around either axis: its plane sections are all ellipses or circles 2. the surface of such a solid adj. of or shaped like an … English World dictionary
ellipsoid — 1. A spherical or spindle shaped condensation of phagocytic macrophages in a reticular stroma investing the wall of the splenic arterial capillaries shortly before they release their blood in the cords of red pulp. 2. The outer end of the inner … Medical dictionary
Ellipsoid — El*lip soid, Ellipsoidal El lip*soi dal, a. Pertaining to, or shaped like, an ellipsoid; as, ellipsoid or ellipsoidal form … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ellipsoidal — Ellipsoid El*lip soid, Ellipsoidal El lip*soi dal, a. Pertaining to, or shaped like, an ellipsoid; as, ellipsoid or ellipsoidal form … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ellipsoid — El*lip soid, n. [Ellipse + oid: cf. F. ellipsoide.] (Geom.) A solid, all plane sections of which are ellipses or circles. See {Conoid}, n., 2 (a) . [1913 Webster] Note: The ellipsoid has three principal plane sections, a, b, and c, each at right… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ellipsoid of revolution — Ellipsoid El*lip soid, n. [Ellipse + oid: cf. F. ellipsoide.] (Geom.) A solid, all plane sections of which are ellipses or circles. See {Conoid}, n., 2 (a) . [1913 Webster] Note: The ellipsoid has three principal plane sections, a, b, and c, each … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ellipsoid — el•lip•soid [[t]ɪˈlɪp sɔɪd[/t]] n. 1) math. a solid figure whose plane sections are all ellipses or circles 2) math. ellipsoidal • Etymology: 1715–25; < F ellipsoïde … From formal English to slang