sphæroid
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Spheroidal — Sphe*roid al, a. [Cf. F. sph[ e]ro[ i]dal.] Having the form of a spheroid. {Sphe*roid al*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] {Spheroidal state} (Physics.), the state of a liquid, as water, when, on being thrown on a surface of highly heated metal, it rolls… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spheroidal state — Spheroidal Sphe*roid al, a. [Cf. F. sph[ e]ro[ i]dal.] Having the form of a spheroid. {Sphe*roid al*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] {Spheroidal state} (Physics.), the state of a liquid, as water, when, on being thrown on a surface of highly heated metal … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spheroidally — Spheroidal Sphe*roid al, a. [Cf. F. sph[ e]ro[ i]dal.] Having the form of a spheroid. {Sphe*roid al*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] {Spheroidal state} (Physics.), the state of a liquid, as water, when, on being thrown on a surface of highly heated metal … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Oblate spheroid — Spheroid Sphe roid, n. [L. spheroides ball like, spherical, Gr. ???; ???? sphere + e i^dos form: cf. F. sph[ e]ro[ i]de.] A body or figure approaching to a sphere, but not perfectly spherical; esp., a solid generated by the revolution of an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Prolate spheroid — Spheroid Sphe roid, n. [L. spheroides ball like, spherical, Gr. ???; ???? sphere + e i^dos form: cf. F. sph[ e]ro[ i]de.] A body or figure approaching to a sphere, but not perfectly spherical; esp., a solid generated by the revolution of an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spheroid — Sphe roid, n. [L. spheroides ball like, spherical, Gr. ???; ???? sphere + e i^dos form: cf. F. sph[ e]ro[ i]de.] A body or figure approaching to a sphere, but not perfectly spherical; esp., a solid generated by the revolution of an ellipse about… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
