spheroidal
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- adjective
- /sfɪˈrɔɪdəl/
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esferoidal
- In geometry class, we learned that a spheroidal object is one that resembles a sphere or an ellipsoid.
- spheroidal galaxy
- spheroidal bulge
- dwarf spheroidal
Examples
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Although the fractured columns that make up the east valley wall have very sharp edges and corners, those sharp edges are rapidly altered through a process called "spheroidal weathering."
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And if you look at the very outside, it's polluted by this, you know, quasi spheroidal thing.
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So this so that this particular set of prolate spheroidal functions gives you the answer to the following question.
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That's a big spheroidal, peculiar mess.
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Well, I'd be equally happy with a definition along the lines of "orbits the sun and has sufficient gravity to make itself spheroidal."
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This law of a gradual evolutionary expansion of the consciousness indwelling every form is the cause of the spheroidal form of every life in the entire solar system.
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The most stringent upper limits thus far on the interaction cross section and flux of WIMPs come from the observation of dwarf spheroidal galaxies, satellites of the Milky Way that are known to have little ongoing star formation and much dark matter.
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The planet has a spheroidal shape, making it look like a perfect sphere from a distance.
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The balloon, when inflated, became spheroidal, bouncing gently as the children played with it.
Synonyms
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4.2
Round like a ball
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4.5
Having an oval shape like an egg
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Shaped like a round ball
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Having the shape of a stretched sphere with round or oval sides
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Shaped like a ball or nearly round
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Round and shaped like a ball
Shaped like a ball
Shaped like a stretched or squashed ball, for example a planet
Longer from top to bottom than wide, like a watermelon
Shaped like a ball
Having the shape of a round ball
A shape like an egg or an oval
How Spherical
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Spheroidal comes from the Greek word sphaira meaning 'ball' and the ending -oid meaning 'like' or 'in the shape of'. You can see the same root in sphere, so spheroidal simply means 'like a ball' or almost round in shape.