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spheroidal

spheroidal adjective: like a spheroid; roughly spherical.

Adjective

spheroidal (comparative more spheroidal, superlative most spheroidal)

  1. Like a spheroid; roughly spherical.
    • The buccal mass in milacids is spheroidal, and contains an oxygnathic jaw.2004, G. M. Barker, Natural Enemies of Terrestrial Molluscs, page 299
    Synonyms:
    spherelike

Noun

spheroidal (plural spheroidals)

  1. A spheroid

Synonyms of spheroidal

Forms of spheroidal

Adjective
comparativemore spheroidal
superlativemost spheroidal
Noun
pluralspheroidals

Words formed from spheroidal

Phrases with spheroidal

Words that rhyme with spheroidal

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Questions about spheroidal

What does spheroidal mean?
Spheroidal means like a spheroid; roughly spherical.
What part of speech is spheroidal?
Spheroidal can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near spheroidal in the dictionary

  1. spherogenesis
  2. spherogenic
  3. spherograph
  4. spherographs
  5. spheroid
  6. spheroidal
  7. spheroidally
  8. spheroidals
  9. spheroidene
  10. spheroidenone
  11. spheroidic

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