spheroid
noun
spher·oid
| \ ˈsfir-ˌȯid
, ˈsfer-\
, ˈsfer-\
Definition of spheroid
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Other Words from spheroid
spheroidal
\ sfi-ˈrȯi-dᵊl
\
or less commonly spheroid
adjective
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or less commonly spheroid
adjective
spheroidally
\ sfi-ˈrȯi-dᵊl-ē
\
adverb
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adverb
Examples of spheroid in a Sentence
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The ball has its shape — a prolate spheroid — because that was the natural shape of the inflated pig bladder used to make the first football in the 19th century. — Adam Jude, The Seattle Times, "College football’s unluckiest defense? UW Huskies’ key for more turnovers: Don’t change anything," 30 Oct. 2018 The first human brain balls—aka cortical spheroids, aka neural organoids—agglomerated into existence just a few short years ago. — Megan Molteni, WIRED, "Mini Brains Just Got Creepier—They’re Growing Their Own Veins," 3 Apr. 2018 On the contrary, there is an irresistible impulse among the boys of suburban Minneapolis to put our gym shoes of varying stripe and quality through a prolate spheroid. — Steve Rushin, SI.com, "How the toys and totems of the 1970s shaped a lifelong love of sports," 21 June 2017 The Earth is not a perfect sphere, but an oblate spheroid flattened at the poles. — Randy Alfred, WIRED, "June 19, 240 B.C.: The Earth Is Round, and It’s This Big," 19 June 2008These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'spheroid.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for spheroid
spheroid
noun
English Language Learners Definition of spheroid
technical
: an object that is somewhat round but not perfectly round
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