ellipsoid of revolution

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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”

   Synonymsspheroid

   Broaderround shape

Questions about ellipsoid of revolution

What does ellipsoid of revolution mean?

ellipsoid of revolution means "a shape that is generated by rotating an ellipse around one of its axes".

What is another word for ellipsoid of revolution?

Close synonyms include spheroid. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is ellipsoid of revolution a common word?