Found 2 items, similar to Spheroidal.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: spheroidal
spheroidal
adj : in the form of an ellipse [syn:
ellipsoid,
ellipsoidal,
non-circular]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Spheroidal
Spheroidal
\Sphe*roid"al\, a. [Cf. F. sph['e]ro["i]dal.]
Having the form of a spheroid. --
Sphe*roid"al*ly, adv.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster]