ellipsoidal
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Under low magnetic fields, the Fermi surface appeared to be three-dimensional and roughly ellipsoidal.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 5, 2026
This is also sometimes called an ellipsoidal joint.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Under the electron microscope, SARS-CoV-2 virions look spherical or ellipsoidal.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 25, 2020
The ellipsoidal shape, roughly 15 feet across and suspended from the ceiling, is composed of 230 chrome-plated aluminum rods poking out from a mirrored sphere, about a third of them tipped with electric lights.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2018
When steam began to be usefully applied, and considerable pressures became necessary, the forms given to boilers were approximately spherical, ellipsoidal, or cylindrical.
From A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine by Robert H. Thurston
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