English Explanatory Dictionary

superellipsoid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A closed surface, of which the sphere and ellipsoid are special cases, whose parametric equation is x = a.cos^(2/r)t, y = b.cos^(2/r)t, z = c.cos^(2/r)t.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

superellipsoid superellipsoids

Etymology

From superellipse + -oid.

Related words

superellipse
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