spheroid : Idioms & Phrases

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Oblate ellipsoid ∨ spheroid

  • (Geom.), a solid generated by the revolution of an ellipse about its minor axis; an oblatum. See Ellipsoid of revolution, under Ellipsoid.
Webster 1913

Oblate spheroid, Prolate spheroid

  • . See Oblate, Prolate, and Ellipsoid.
Webster 1913

Prolate ellipsoid ∨ spheroid

  • (Geom.), a figure generated by the revolution of an ellipse about its major axis. See Ellipsoid of revolution, under Ellipsoid.
Webster 1913

spheroid joint

  • noun a freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone
    enarthrodial joint; enarthrosis; ball-and-socket joint; articulatio spheroidea; cotyloid joint.
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