"spheroidal" meaning in English

See spheroidal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-spheroidal.wav Forms: more spheroidal [comparative], most spheroidal [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɔɪdəl Head templates: {{en-adj}} spheroidal (comparative more spheroidal, superlative most spheroidal)
  1. Like a spheroid; roughly spherical. Categories (topical): Geometry, Shapes, Surfaces Derived forms: dwarf spheroidal galaxy
    Sense id: en-spheroidal-en-adj-hBl-tAR- Disambiguation of Geometry: 58 42 Disambiguation of Shapes: 55 45 Disambiguation of Surfaces: 53 47 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Sphere Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4 Disambiguation of Sphere: 47 53

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-spheroidal.wav Forms: spheroidals [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔɪdəl Head templates: {{en-noun}} spheroidal (plural spheroidals)
  1. A spheroid Categories (topical): Shapes, Surfaces
    Sense id: en-spheroidal-en-noun-SBSar28h Disambiguation of Shapes: 55 45 Disambiguation of Surfaces: 53 47 Categories (other): Sphere Disambiguation of Sphere: 47 53

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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