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spheroid

sphe·roid [ sfr oyd, sfé royd ] (plural sphe·roids)


noun 
Definition:
 
something shaped like sphere: a three-dimensional object that is shaped like a sphere, but is not perfectly round, e.g. an ellipsoid


sphe·roi·dal [ sfi róyd'l, sfe róyd'l ] adjective
sphe·roi·dal·ly adverb
sphe·roi·dic·i·ty [ sfr oy díssətee, sfè roy díssətee ] noun
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