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translations for
ellipsoid
Definition of ellipsoid
A
surface
, all of whose
cross section
s are
elliptic
or
circular
, that generalises the
ellipse
and in
Cartesian coordinates
is a
quadric
with equation ''x
2
/a
2
'+ ''y
2
/b
2
'+ ''z
2
/c
2
'= 0
Such a surface used as a
model
of the shape of the
earth
Shaped
like an
ellipse
;
elliptical
Having the
tridimensional
shape of an ellipse
rotate
d on its long
axis
Examples
Here the geoid is thirty meters below the
ellipsoid
Related words
ellipse
ellipsis
ellipsoidal
superellipse
standard equation of an ellipse
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