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ELLIPSOID
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
A surface whose plane sections are all ellipses or circles
Example:
the Earth is an ellipsoid
Classified under:
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes
Hypernyms ("ellipsoid" is a kind of...):
plane figure; two-dimensional figure (a two-dimensional shape)
Derivation:
ellipsoid; ellipsoidal (having the nature or shape of an ellipsoid)
II. (adjective)
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Meaning:
Having the nature or shape of an ellipsoid
Synonyms:
ellipsoid; ellipsoidal; spheroidal
Classified under:
Similar:
rounded (curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged)
Derivation:
ellipsoid (a surface whose plane sections are all ellipses or circles)
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