Found 3 items, similar to ellipsoid.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: ellipsoid elipsoide
English → English (WordNet) Definition: ellipsoid ellipsoid n : a surface whose plane sections are all ellipses or circles; “the Earth is an ellipsoid” ellipsoid adj : in the form of an ellipse [syn: ellipsoidal, spheroidal, non-circular]
English → English (gcide) Definition: ellipsoid Conoid \Co"noid\ (k[=o]"noid), n. [Gr. kwnoeidh`s conical; kw^nos cone + e'i^dos form: cf. F. cono["i]de.] 1. Anything that has a form resembling that of a cone. [1913 Webster] 2. (Geom.) (a) A solid formed by the revolution of a conic section about its axis; as, a parabolic conoid, elliptic conoid, etc.; -- more commonly called paraboloid, ellipsoid, etc. (b) A surface which may be generated by a straight line moving in such a manner as always to meet a given straight line and a given curve, and continue parallel to a given plane. --Math. Dict. [1913 Webster]