Definition:Spheroid/Oblate
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Definition
An oblate spheroid is an ellipsoid which is the solid of revolution formed by rotating an ellipse about its minor axis.
Also known as
An oblate spheroid is also seen referred to as an oblate ellipsoid.
Sources
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): ellipsoid