spheroid (n)
ellipsoid of revolution (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 25
def a shape that is generated by rotating an ellipse around one of its axes
examples it looked like a sphere but on closer examination I saw it was really a spheroid
Outgoing links
Hypernym round shape
Derivationally related form spheroid → spheroidal
Incoming links
Derivationally related form spheroidal → spheroid
Hyponym round shape

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