The Earth is an oblate spheroid.
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Spheroid
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12 entriesEarth spheroidellipsoid of revolutionoblate spheroidprolate spheroidreference ellipsoidrotational ellipsoidspheroid bodyspheroid cellspheroid formspheroid geometryspheroid modelspheroid shape
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UFOs are reported as being either oblate (saucer-shaped) or prolate (cigar-shaped) spheroids.
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