spheroid, ellipsoid of revolution
(noun) a shape that is generated by rotating an ellipse around one of its axes; “it looked like a sphere but on closer examination I saw it was really a spheroid”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
spheroid (comparative more spheroid, superlative most spheroid)
Of a shape similar to a squashed sphere.
spheroid (plural spheroids)
A solid of revolution generated by rotating an ellipse about its major (prolate), or minor (oblate) axis.
• oblate spheroid
• prolate spheroid
• doership
Source: Wiktionary
Sphe"roid, n. Etym: [L. spheroides ball-like, spherical, Gr. sphéroïde.]
Definition: A body or figure approaching to a sphere, but not perfectly spherical; esp., a solid generated by the revolution of an ellipse about one of its axes. Oblate spheroid, Prolate spheroid. See Oblate, Prolate, and Ellipsoid.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 January 2025
(adverb) (of childbirth) before the end of the normal period of gestation; “the child was born prematurely”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
