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spheroidal

American  
[sfi-roid-l] / sfɪˈrɔɪd l /
Or spheroidic

adjective

  1. pertaining to a spheroid or spheroids.

  2. shaped like a spheroid; approximately spherical.


Other Word Forms

  • spheroidally adverb
  • spheroidically adverb

Etymology

Origin of spheroidal

First recorded in 1775–85; spheroid + -al 1

Example Sentences

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These spheroidal galaxies contain very old stars, yet how they formed has remained a mystery -- until now.

From Science Daily • Dec. 5, 2024

Draco and Sculptor: These are dwarf spheroidal galaxies close to the Milky Way.

From Washington Post • Aug. 26, 2022

Rather than going with the spheroidal shapes tech-makers have embraced, Ikea took the opposite approach, making its speaker a clean-lined square with a single retro-style knob on the front.

From Slate • Apr. 12, 2018

Ceverino, D., Dekel, A., Tweed, D. & Primack, J. Early formation of massive, compact, spheroidal galaxies with classical profiles by violent disc instability or mergers.

From Nature • Mar. 11, 2018

Like Linke and Gustav Rose, Famintzin has obtained spheroidal precipitates by the reciprocal action of concentrated solutions of chloride of calcium and carbonate of potassium.

From The Mechanism of Life by Leduc, Stéphane