ellipsoidaladj.
/ɛlɪpˈsɔɪdəl/ Having the nature or shape of an ellipsoid.
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the world > space > shape > curvature > roundness > [adjective] > oval or elliptical
avelong1440
wrongc1440
oval1561
ellipsical1571
elliptical1656
round-long1663
elliptic1715
ovated1752
ovate1760
ovoid1776
ellipsoidal1831
dromic1850
oliviform1857
ellipsoid1861
vesical1865
dromical1875
the world > space > shape > curvature > curved three-dimensional shape or body > [adjective] > spherical or globular > spheroidal > oval, ovoid, or ellipsoidal
oval1585
egg-like1599
ovalish1684
oviform1684
subovate1752
egg-shaped1767
almond-shapeda1771
subovated1773
ovicular1774
ovate1775
ovoid1776
egg-oblong1796
subovoid1819
ovaliform1826
ovoidal1828
ellipsoidal1831
amygdaloid1835
ooidal1836
oliviform1857
ovoid-shaped1860
ellipsoid1861
ovaloid1890
1831 D. Brewster Treat. Optics xli. §201. 344 A concave ellipsoidal reflector.
1845 R. B. Todd & W. Bowman Physiol. Anat. I. 213 Some vesicles are..ovoidal, or ellipsoidal.
1859 R. I. Murchison Siluria (new ed.) iii. 61 The Llandeilo formation again rises to the surface in the form of a rugged ellipsoidal mass.
1884 Law Times 9 Feb. 267/1 The proper shape for a ceiling of a room used for public speaking [is] ellipsoidal or coved.
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