ellipsoid of revolution
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
Derived from the Greek words 'elleipsis' meaning 'omission' and 'sphaira' meaning 'sphere'. The term 'revolution' comes from the Latin 'revolutio' meaning 'a turn around'.
مثال
- The Earth is an example of an ellipsoid of revolution.
- The ellipsoid of revolution is a special case of the ellipsoid where two of the semi-axes are equal.
- The shape of an egg can be approximated by an ellipsoid of revolution.
ترکیبهای رایج
Generate an ellipsoid of revolution Model as an ellipsoid of revolution
تعریف انگلیسی
noun
- a shape that is generated by rotating an ellipse around one of its axes “it looked like a sphere but on closer examination I saw it was really a spheroid”