ellipsoid
pronunciation
How to pronounce ellipsoid in British English:
UK [ɪ'lɪpsɔɪd]
How to pronounce ellipsoid in American English:
US [ɪ'lɪpsɔɪd]
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- Noun:
- a surface whose plane sections are all ellipses or circles
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- Adjective:
- in the form of an ellipse
Word Origin
- ellipsoid (n.)
- 1721; see ellipse + -oid. From 1861 as an adjective (earlier adjective was ellipsoidal, 1831).
Example
- 1. Capsule globose or ellipsoid , apex irregularly dehiscent .
- 2. Capsule obovoid or ellipsoid , leathery , loculicidally dehiscent .
- 3. Leaf blade thin ; endocarp ellipsoid , base cuneate .
- 4. Electric potential distribution and electric capacity of electrified ellipsoid conductor .
- 5. Fruit oblong-ellipsoid or ellipsoid , base rounded .