ellipsoid of revolution

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Noun ellipsoid of revolution has 1 sense

spheroid, ellipsoid of revolution - a shape that is generated by rotating an ellipse around one of its axes; "it looked like a sphere but on closer examination I saw it was really a spheroid"
--₁ is a kind of round shape

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Ellipsoid of Revolution

Noun:

A three-dimensional geometric shape created by rotating an ellipse around one of its axes.

Example sentence:

The Earth can be approximated as an ellipsoid of revolution, with its slight bulge at the equator.

Adjective:

Referring to or characteristic of an ellipsoid of revolution.

Example sentence:

The geodesic measurements accurately consider the planet's ellipsoid of revolution shape.

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