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ellipsoid

DEFINITIONS OF: ellipsoid

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n a surface whose plane sections are all ellipses or circles

“the Earth is an ellipsoid
Type of:
plane figure, two-dimensional figure
a two-dimensional shape

adj having the nature or shape of an ellipsoid

Synonyms:
ellipsoidal, spheroidal
rounded
curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged
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