Definition:Ellipsoid
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Definition
An ellipsoid is a conicoid whose plane sections are circles or ellipses.
Diameter
A chord of an ellipsoid $\EE$ which passes through the center of $\EE$ is called a diameter of $\EE$.
Also see
- Results about ellipsoids can be found here.
Linguistic Note
The adjectival form of ellipsoid is ellipsoidal, that is: denoting or concerning an ellipsoid.
Sources
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): conicoid (conoid)
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): ellipsoid
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): conicoid (conoid)
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): ellipsoid