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Definition of "ellipsoidal" [ellipsoidal]

  • Alternative form of ellipsoid. (adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to an ellipsoid. (adjective)

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Use "ellipsoidal" in a sentence
  • "Water drops are usually ellipsoidal in shape and are less able than a sphere to concentrate light."
  • "In addition, the ellipsoidal shape is able to intensify sunlight only when the sun is low in the sky — when the light is not so strong — and the water itself provides cooling."
  • "*Comment: FK Coma Berenices variable stars are examples of probable stellar mergers, whose ellipsoidal envelopes are/ have merged together, and often show very fast rotation."
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