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sphæroid

sphæroid is the archaic spelling of spheroid.

Meaning of spheroid

Noun

spheroid (plural spheroids)

  1. 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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Forms of sphæroid

pluralsphæroids

Words formed from sphæroid

Questions about sphæroid

What is sphæroid the archaic spelling of?
Sphæroid is the archaic spelling of spheroid.

Words near sphæroid in the dictionary

  1. sphyrnids
  2. sphære
  3. sphæres
  4. sphæric
  5. sphærical
  6. sphæroid
  7. sphæroidal
  8. sphæroids
  9. SPI
  10. spial
  11. spiall

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