SPHEROID
Scrabble letter values: S1P3H4E1R1O1I1D2 = 14
Definition
- noun a shape that is generated by rotating an ellipse around one of its axes. — synonyms: ellipsoid_of_revolution
Examples
- “it looked like a sphere but on closer examination I saw it was really a spheroid”
- “UFOs are reported as being either oblate (saucer-shaped) or prolate (cigar-shaped) spheroids.”