Dictionary Entry
ellipsoid
Part of SpeechnounA surface, all of whose cross sections are elliptic or circular (including the sphere), that generalises the ellipse and in Cartesian coordinates (x, y, z) is a quadric with equation x2/a2 + y2/b2 + z2/c2 = 0.
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. ellipsoidellipsoid referenceellipsoid strainellipsoid prolateellipsoid indexellipsoid triaxialellipsoid oblate
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