Spheroid definition

Spheroid

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WordNet

(1) A shape that is generated by rotating an ellipse around one of its axes

"It looked like a sphere but on closer examination I saw it was really a spheroid"

WiktionaryText

A solid of revolution generated by rotating an ellipse about its major (prolate), or minor (oblate) axis.
- "UFOs are reported as being either oblate (saucer shaped) or prolate (cigar shaped) spheroids"