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      ellipsoid
      noun
      a surface whose plane sections are all ellipses or circles
      adjective
      having the nature or shape of an ellipsoid
      Roots
      elleipsisellips- · Greek · a falling short; omissionoeides-oid · Greek · resembling; in the form of
      Synonyms for ellipsoid
      globoidadjspheroidngeoidadj
      Words related to ellipsoid
      ellipsoidaladjspheroidaladjellipticadjparaboloidnprolateadjnonsphericaladjglobositynellipsensphericaladjellipticitynspheralsemiellipticaladjsphericalitynsphericalnessnspherelikeprolatelyadvhemispheroidadjnephroidadjsphericallyadvglobulousadjglobularnessngloboseadjorbicularitynsphericadjconoidalellipticaladjconicadjparaboloidaladjsemiellipsesphericityn

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      Synonyms for ellipsoid

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      Where does ellipsoid come from?

      The word ellipsoid breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: ellips, from Greek elleipsis (“a falling short; omission”); and -oid, from Greek oeides (“resembling; in the form of”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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