Vocabulary Entry

ellipsoidal

|adjective

adjective

Resembling or having the shape of an ellipsoid, which is an elongated sphere.

Example Sentences

"The planets near the sun often have an ellipsoidal shape due to gravitational forces."

"The designer chose an ellipsoidal structure for the new museum to make it stand out."

"In mathematics, ellipsoidal coordinates are used to study various physical phenomena."