ELLIPSOID
Scrabble letter values: E1L1L1I1P3S1O1I1D2 = 12
Definition
- adjective having the nature or shape of an ellipsoid. — synonyms: ellipsoidal, spheroidal
- noun a surface whose plane sections are all ellipses or circles.
Examples
- “the Earth is an ellipsoid”
- “Here the geoid is thirty meters below the ellipsoid.”