spheroid
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spheroid
adjective more spheroid · most spheroid · sphæroid
- Of a shape similar to a squashed sphere.
noun spheroids · sphæroid
- A solid of revolution generated by rotating an ellipse about its major (prolate), or minor (oblate) axis. UFOs are reported as being either oblate (saucer-shaped) or prolate (cigar-shaped) spheroids.
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Talk about this word "spheroid." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/spheroid. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. spheroid. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/spheroid "spheroid." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/spheroid.
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@misc{spheroid_2026,
title = {spheroid},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/spheroid},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
}
