different between spheroid vs oblongum

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

Noun

oblongum (plural oblonga)

1. (geometry, archaic) A prolate spheroid; a figure described by the revolution of an ellipse about its greater axis.

Latin

Adjective

oblongum

1. nominative neuter singular of oblongus
2. accusative masculine singular of oblongus
3. accusative neuter singular of oblongus
4. vocative neuter singular of oblongus