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prolate ellipsoid

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prolate ellipsoid [′prō‚lāt i′lip‚sȯid]
(mathematics)
prolate spheroid


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A bean resembles a prolate ellipsoid sliced in half along its long axis.
Coffee Bean Temperature Behavior in Batch Roasters Introduction by Tea & Coffee Trade Journal
For the prolate ellipsoid (cylinder), the aspect ratio, p [greater than or equal to] 1, is taken as a ratio of the long axis divided by the short axis.
Flow induced deformation of dual-phase continuity in polymer blends ... by Lyngaae-Jorgensen, J.; Rasmussen, K. Lunde; Chtcherbakovav, E.A.; Utracki, L.A. / Polymer Engineering and Science
Before reaching that point, however, some rapidly spinning nuclei settle into a "superdeformed" shape, a prolate ellipsoid reminiscent of a more elongated football spinning about its short axis.
Superdeformed nuclei go for a spin; physicists are head over heels ... by Weisburd, Stefi / Science News
 
 
 
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