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ellipsoidal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.03 in modern English

Syllables
el-lip-soidal
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative form of ellipsoid.

adj

Of or pertaining to an ellipsoid.

Etymology

Etymology tree English ellipse Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Latin -oīdēslbor. English -oid English ellipsoid English -al English ellipsoidal From ellipsoid + -al.

Derived Forms

ellipsoidally hemiellipsoidal hyperellipsoidal nonellipsoidal subellipsoidal

Phrases

ellipsoidal calculus ellipsoidal coordinate ellipsoidal harmonic

Synonyms

ellipsoid spheroidal

Rhymes With

colloidal sinusoidal trapezoidal steroidal toroidal nonsteroidal spheroidal choroidal discoidal sigmoidal rhomboidal cuboidal

Questions

What does ellipsoidal mean?
Alternative form of ellipsoid.
Where does ellipsoidal come from?
Etymology tree English ellipse Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Latin -oīdēslbor. English -oid English ellipsoid English -al English ellipsoidal From ellipsoid + -al.

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