noun Download 🔗Share A solid of revolution generated by rotating an ellipse about its major (prolate), or minor (oblate) axis. Examples : "UFOs are reported as being either oblate (saucer-shaped) or prolate (cigar-shaped) spheroids." math figure technical science Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Of a shape similar to a squashed sphere. Examples : "The Earth is not perfectly round; it's slightly spheroid, bulging at the equator. " appearance science math Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading