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1. (n.) spheroid
a solid geometrical figure similar in shape to a sphere, as an ellipsoid.
Etymology: (1655–65; < L sphaeroīdēs < Gk sphairoeidēs. See sphere , -oid)
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1. (noun) 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"
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1. (noun) spheroid
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
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