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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:

Adjectives

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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