n. a surface, all of whose cross sections are elliptic or circular (includes the sphere)
n. Such a surface used as a model of the shape of the earth.
adj. Shaped like an ellipse; elliptical.
adj. Of or pertaining to an ellipse.
adj. Having the tridimensional shape of an ellipse rotated on its long axis.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A solid, all plane sections of which are ellipses or circles. See conoid, n., 2 (a).
adj. Pertaining to, or shaped like, an ellipsoid.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. In geometry, a solid figure all plane sections of which are ellipses or circles.
n. In anthropology, a cranium the norma verticalis of which has an ellipsoidal form.
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n. a surface whose plane sections are all ellipses or circles
adj. having the nature or shape of an ellipsoid
Word Usage
""The biological implementation of this mechanism is currently unknown, but there is evidence from a previous study that a brain area called the ellipsoid body (sometimes called the" fly motor cortex ") might be involved.""