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Spheroid

adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of a shape similar to a squashed sphere.
Noun
  1. 1
    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."

  2. 2
    a shape that is generated by rotating an ellipse around one of its axes wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From sphere + -oid.

Etymology 2

From sphere + -oid.

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