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ellipsoidal

[ih-lip-soid-l, el-ip-, ee-lip-] / ɪ lɪpˈsɔɪd l, ˌɛl ɪp-, ˌi lɪp- /
ADJECTIVE
elliptical
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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

Capillitium of slender tubules, forming a loose net-work; the nodules of lime small, white, very numerous, roundish or ellipsoidal, often confluent end to end.

From The Myxomycetes of the Miami Valley, Ohio by A. P. (Andrew Price) Morgan


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