spheroid

Adjective

 * 1) Of a shape similar to a squashed sphere.

Noun

 * 1) A solid of revolution generated by rotating an ellipse about its major (prolate), or minor (oblate) axis.
 * UFOs are reported as being either oblate (saucer-shaped) or prolate (cigar-shaped) spheroids.

Derived terms

 * neurospheroid
 * spheroidite
 * spheroidize

Translations

 * Bulgarian: сфероид
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 * Ukrainian: сферо́їд