Definition:Spheroid
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Definition
A spheroid is an ellipsoid which is the solid of revolution formed by rotating an ellipse about one of its axes.
Oblate Spheroid
An oblate spheroid is an ellipsoid which is the solid of revolution formed by rotating an ellipse about its minor axis.
Prolate Spheroid
A prolate spheroid is an ellipsoid which is the solid of revolution formed by rotating an ellipse about its major axis.
Also known as
A spheroid is also known as an ellipsoid of revolution.
Also see
- Results about spheroids can be found here.
Sources
- 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): ellipsoid