ellipsoid

• Qui a la forme d'un ellipsoïde, c'est-à-dire une surface en trois dimensions dont toutes les sections planes sont des ellipses. Terme géométrique désignant également tout objet ou volume ressemblant à un ellipsoïde, souvent allongé ou aplati.

Describes a shape that is like an ellipse in three dimensions; a geometric term for a surface whose plane sections are ellipses.

1. Shaped like an ellipsoidC1formal

   Having the form or characteristics of an ellipsoid, which is a three-dimensional oval shape.

   en forme d'ellipsoïde

   • The planet has an ellipsoid shape due to its rotation.
   • The designer created an ellipsoid sculpture for the park.
   • The cell has an ellipsoid structure under the microscope.

   Synonymesegg-shapedellipsoidaloviformovoid

• Surface ou solide géométrique dont toutes les sections planes sont soit des ellipses, soit des cercles.

A geometric surface or solid in which all plane sections are either ellipses or circles.

1. Geometric shapeC1formalscientific

   A surface in three-dimensional space where all plane sections are either ellipses or circles.

   ellipsoïde

   • An ellipsoid is often used to model the shape of planets.
   • The Earth is approximately an oblate spheroid, a type of ellipsoid.
   • The mathematician calculated the volume of the ellipsoid.
   • In computer graphics, ellipsoids are common primitives for rendering.