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Sphenoid vs Spheroid - What's the difference?

sphenoid | spheroid |

As adjectives the difference between sphenoid and spheroid

is that sphenoid is wedge-shaped while spheroid is of a shape similar to a squashed sphere.

As nouns the difference between sphenoid and spheroid

is that sphenoid is the sphenoid bone while spheroid is a solid of revolution generated by rotating an ellipse about its major (prolate), or minor (oblate) axis.

sphenoid

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Wedge-shaped.
  • (anatomy) Of or relating to the sphenoid bone.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (anatomy) The sphenoid bone.
  • (crystallography) A wedge-shaped crystal bounded by four equal isosceles triangles; the hemihedral form of a square pyramid.

    • Derived terms

    * alisphenoid * basisphenoid * orbitosphenoid * presphenoid * sphenoidal

    Anagrams

    * *

    spheroid

    English

    (wikipedia spheroid)

    Alternative forms

    * (archaic)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A solid of revolution generated by rotating an ellipse about its major (prolate), or minor (oblate) axis.
    • UFOs are reported as being either oblate (saucer-shaped) or prolate (cigar-shaped) spheroids .

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of a shape similar to a squashed sphere.