Ellipsoid

See also: ellipsoid

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Ellipse +‎ -oid

Pronunciation

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Noun

Ellipsoid n (strong, genitive Ellipsoides or Ellipsoids, plural Ellipsoide)

  1. ellipsoid (surface all of whose cross sections are elliptic or circular)

Declension

Declension of Ellipsoid [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Ellipsoid die Ellipsoide
genitive eines des Ellipsoides, Ellipsoids der Ellipsoide
dative einem dem Ellipsoid, Ellipsoide1 den Ellipsoiden
accusative ein das Ellipsoid die Ellipsoide

1Now rare, see notes.

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