"ellipsoid packing" meaning in All languages combined

See ellipsoid packing on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: ellipsoid packings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ellipsoid packing (plural ellipsoid packings)
  1. (geometry) A packing problem in which a three-dimensional space is filled with identical ellipsoids as densely as possible.
    Sense id: en-ellipsoid_packing-en-noun-BOdT7mV7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Geometry Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences

Inflected forms

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