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Ellipsoid

Meaning

Noun

●
In Geometry, Mathematics & Surfaces:
A
,
whose
are
or
(including the
), that
the
and in Cartesian
(x,
,
) is a
with
²/a² +
²/b² +
²/c² = 1.
●
In Geography:
Such a
used as a model of the
of the earth.

Adj

●
Shaped like an
; elliptical.
●
In Mathematics:
Of or
to an
; elliptic.
●
In Botany:
Having the
of an
on its long axis.
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