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Spheroidal

Spheroidal Meaning & Definition
Spheroidal Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Spheroidal?

[adj] in the form of an ellipse

Synonyms | Synonyms for Spheroidal: ellipsoid | ellipsoidal | non-circular | rounded

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Spheroidal In Webster's Dictionary

\Sphe*roid"al\, a. [Cf. F. sph['e]ro["i]dal.] Having the form of a spheroid. -- {Sphe*roid"al*ly}, adv. {Spheroidal state} (Physics.), the state of a liquid, as water, when, on being thrown on a surface of highly heated metal, it rolls about in spheroidal drops or masses, at a temperature several degrees below ebullition, and without actual contact with the heated surface, -- a phenomenon due to the repulsive force of heat, the intervention of a cushion of nonconducting vapor, and the cooling effect of evaporation.

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