'Oblate spheroid' definitions:

Definition of 'Oblate spheroid'

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  • Spheroid \Sphe"roid\, n. [L. spheroides ball-like, spherical, Gr. ???; ???? sphere + e'i^dos form: cf. F. sph['e]ro["i]de.] 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. [1913 Webster]
  • Oblate spheroid, Prolate spheroid. See Oblate, Prolate, and Ellipsoid. [1913 Webster]