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ellipsoid of revolution

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ellipsoid of revolution [ə′lip‚sȯid əv ‚rev·ə′lü·shən]
(mathematics)
An ellipsoid generated by rotation of an ellipse about one of its axes. Also known as spheroid.


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01, in which the semimajor to semiminor (a/b) axial ratio of a prolate or oblate ellipsoid of revolution is determined using the respective power series approximation of the tabulated data for a/b as a function of (f/f0 - 1) or (f/fshape - 1) for each ellipsoid.
 
 
 
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