Definition of Spheraid
Sphe"roid (?), n. [L. spheroides
ball-like, spherical, Gr. &?;&?;&?;; &?;&?;&?;&?; sphere + &?;&?;&?;
form: cf. F. sphéroïde.] A body or figure
approaching to a sphere, but not perfectly spherical; esp., a solid
generated by the revolution of an ellipse about one of its
axes.
Oblate spheroid, Prolate
spheroid. See Oblate, Prolate, and
Ellipsoid.
Sphe"roid (?), n. [L. spheroides
ball-like, spherical, Gr. &?;&?;&?;; &?;&?;&?;&?; sphere + &?;&?;&?;
form: cf. F. sphéroïde.] A body or figure
approaching to a sphere, but not perfectly spherical; esp., a solid
generated by the revolution of an ellipse about one of its
axes.
Oblate spheroid, Prolate
spheroid. See Oblate, Prolate, and
Ellipsoid.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A solid of revolution generated by rotating an ellipse about its major (prolate), or minor (oblate) axis.
- "UFOs are reported as being either oblate (saucer shaped) or prolate (cigar shaped) spheroids"
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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