ellipsoid

/ih-lip-soid/US // ɪˈlɪp sɔɪd //UK // (ɪˈlɪpsɔɪd) //

椭圆体,椭球体,椭圆球体,椭圆形

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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- : Geometry. a solid figure all plane sections of which are ellipses or circles. Typical equation: + + = 1.

adj.形容词 adjective

Its form is that of an ellipsoid, with a major axis 26 millimetres in length, while the minor axis measures 11 millimetres.
Ellipsoid, a surface bearing the same sort of relation to a spherical surface as an ellipse bears to a circle.
We shall so select the law of contraction that the point S may be at the focus of the meridian section of the ellipsoid.
If therefore a little hump were discovered on the terrestrial ellipsoid, this discovery would be by itself of no great interest.
The roof was the long half of an ellipsoid, and the opening in it was over one of the foci of the ellipse of the floor.