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superellipsoid

superellipsoid noun: a closed surface, of which the sphere and ellipsoid are special cases, whose parametric equation is x = a.cos^(2/r)t, y = b.cos^(2/r)t, z = c.cos^(2/r)t.

Noun

superellipsoid (plural superellipsoids)

  1. A closed surface, of which the sphere and ellipsoid are special cases, whose parametric equation is x = a.cos^(2/r)t, y = b.cos^(2/r)t, z = c.cos^(2/r)t.

Forms of superellipsoid

pluralsuperellipsoids

Origin of superellipsoid

From superellipse + -oid.

Questions about superellipsoid

What does superellipsoid mean?
Superellipsoid means a closed surface, of which the sphere and ellipsoid are special cases, whose parametric equation is x = a.cos^(2/r)t, y = b.cos^(2/r)t, z = c.cos^(2/r)t.
What part of speech is superellipsoid?
Superellipsoid is a noun.
What is the plural of superellipsoid?
The plural of superellipsoid is superellipsoids.

Words near superellipsoid in the dictionary

  1. supereligible
  2. superelite
  3. superelites
  4. superellipse
  5. superellipses
  6. superellipsoid
  7. superellipsoids
  8. superelliptic
  9. superelliptical
  10. superelongated
  11. superelongation

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