SPHEROIDAL
ellipsoid, ellipsoidal, spheroidal
(adjective) having the nature or shape of an ellipsoid
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
spheroidal (comparative more spheroidal, superlative most spheroidal)
Like a spheroid; roughly spherical.
Noun
spheroidal (plural spheroidals)
A spheroid
Source: Wiktionary
Sphe*roid"al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. sphéroïdal.]
Definition: Having the form of a spheroid.
– Sphe*roid"al*ly, adv. Spheroidal state (Physics.), the state of a liquid, as water, when, on being thrown on a surface of highly heated metal, it rolls about in spheroidal drops or masses, at a temperature several degrees below ebullition, and without actual contact with the heated surface, -- a phenomenon due to the repulsive force of heat, the intervention of a cushion of nonconducting vapor, and the cooling effect of evaporation.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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