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ˈspheroidism rare. [f. spheroid n. + -ism.] The fact of being a spheroid.
1728Chambers Cycl. s.v. Earth, Mons. Cassini has found, that the Degrees of a Meridian grow larger, the further we go towards the Line by one Eight hundredth Part of every Degree; which puts the Spheroidism of the Earth past Question. 1903Engineer 9 Jan. 42/3 Most makers of flash boilers repudiate the idea that spheroidism manifests itself. |