ellipsoidal

Speech parts

1. ellipsoidal - Adjective

2. ellipsoidal - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Pertaining to, or shaped like, an ellipsoid; as, ellipsoid or ellipsoidal form.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

ellipsoid spheroidal oval elliptic long round rectangular rounded elliptical globular oblong elongate ovate prolate bell-shaped
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Antonyms

short square compound compact slight lean
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Examples

Significant ellipsoidal deformations have recently been shown to occur for sulfur ions citation and chalcogen ions citation in pyrite -type compounds. Source: Internet

Height is a measurement at right angles to this surface, roughly toward the centre of the Earth, but local variations make the equipotential layers irregular (though roughly ellipsoidal). Source: Internet

In ellipsoidal reflector spotlights (ERS) or profile spotlights, there are two beams of light emitted from the lamp. Source: Internet

Modern growth models utilize a combination of past ellipsoidal descriptions and Huygens' Principle to simulate fire growth as a continuously expanding polygon. Source: Internet

Only accurate Mercator projections of regions near the equator will necessitate the ellipsoidal corrections. Source: Internet

Only high-accuracy cartography on large scale maps requires an ellipsoidal model. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

ellipsograph ellipsoid ellipsoid of revolution ellipsoidally ellipsometer ellipsometric