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Spheroid vs Geoid - What's the difference?

spheroid | geoid |

As nouns the difference between spheroid and geoid

is that spheroid is a solid of revolution generated by rotating an ellipse about its major (prolate), or minor (oblate) axis while geoid is a surface of constant gravitational potential at zero elevation.

As an adjective spheroid

is of a shape similar to a squashed sphere.

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.

    • geoid

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A surface of constant gravitational potential at zero elevation.

    • Related terms

    * geoidal

    See also

    * ellipsoid

    Anagrams

    * *