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a shape that is generated by rotating an ellipse around one of its axes
it looked like a sphere but on closer examination I saw it was really a spheroid
How To Use ellipsoid of revolution In A Sentence
- On the planetary scale the geoid is approximated by an ellipsoid of revolution about its minor axis with a degree of flattening of around 1 part in 300 caused primarily by the Earth's rotation.
- Seed volumes were calculated as an ellipsoid of revolution from the nut length and width data obtained from literatures on dipterocarps.
- The crown projection area and crown volume of each individual were approximated as an ellipse and an ellipsoid of revolution, respectively.
