different between spheroid vs oblatum

English

Alternative forms

• sphæroid (archaic)

Etymology

sphere +? -oid

Pronunciation

Adjective

spheroid (comparative more spheroid, superlative most spheroid)

1. Of a shape similar to a squashed sphere.

Noun

spheroid (plural spheroids)

1. 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.

Hyponyms

• oblate spheroid
• prolate spheroid

Derived terms

• neurospheroid

Translations

References

• spheroid on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

• Spheroid in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)

Anagrams

• doership

English

Etymology 1

From Late Latin obl?tus (oblatus), from Latin ob (“in front of, before”) + l?tus (“broad, wide”), (modelled after and contrasting with prolatus (“extended, lengthened”)).

Noun

oblatum (plural oblata)

1. (geometry) An oblate spheroid; a figure described by the revolution of an ellipse about its minor axis.

See also

• oblongum

Etymology 2

New Latin. From Latin obl?tum (oblatum), past participle of Latin offerre (“bring to, offer”), from ob (“in front of”) + fero (“bring”). Compare oblate.

Adjective

oblatum (not comparable)

1. Submitted for publication; especially, of academic articles, submitted for peer review before publication.

References

• oblatum in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Latin

Participle

obl?tum

1. nominative neuter singular of obl?tus
2. accusative masculine singular of obl?tus
3. accusative neuter singular of obl?tus
4. vocative neuter singular of obl?tus