Ellipsoid Of Revolution (Noun)
Meaning
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".
Classification
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes.
Examples
- The planet's slightly ellipsoidal shape is an example of an ellipsoid of revolution.
- In geodesy, the shape of the Earth is often approximated as an ellipsoid of revolution.
- The designer carefully crafted the sculpture into an ellipsoid of revolution to achieve the desired aesthetic effect.
- After measuring the object, scientists concluded that it was an ellipsoid of revolution with a major axis of 10 cm.
- In mathematics, an ellipsoid of revolution is a three-dimensional shape formed by rotating an ellipse about one of its principal axes.