Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ellipsoid of revolution

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.39 in modern English

Syllables: el-lip-soid of rev-o-lu-tion
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

6

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A spheroid; a solid of revolution generated by rotating an ellipse about one of its axes.

Example Sentences

"An ellipsoid of revolution may be either prolate or oblate."

Inflected Forms

ellipsoids of revolution (plural)

Synonyms

spheroid

Questions

What does ellipsoid of revolution mean?: A spheroid; a solid of revolution generated by rotating an ellipse about one of its axes.

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