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ellipsoid
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[ noun ] (mathematics,geometry) a surface whose plane sections are all ellipses or circles
Examples "the Earth is an ellipsoid" Used in print (Harry H. Hull, "The Normal Forces and Their Ther...)These droplets appear to be ellipsoids , and it is mathematically convenient to assume that they are . If they are not ellipsoids , the conclusions will be a reasonable approximation . The direction of the tension of minimum pressure is , of_course , given by the direction of the major_axis of the ellipsoids . Mason and Taylor both show that the major_axis of the ellipsoids is at 45 ` at low rates of shear and that it approaches the direction of shear with increased rates of shear . If a is the major_axis of an ellipsoid and b and c are the other two axes , the radius_of_curvature in the ab plane at the end of the axis is * * f , and the difference in pressure along the a and b axes is * * f . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] in the form of an ellipse
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[ adjective ] in the form of an ellipse
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