Spherical is round where oblate spheroid is more like a oval shape
An oblate spheroid.
An oblate spheroid.
An oblate spheroid is a sphere that is slightly flattened so that it is not perfectly spherical. Rotating planets, for example, are generally of this shape. The centrifugal force of the rotation causes the equatorial region to bulge out slightly.
A three dimensional oval is simply called an egg, or more mathematically, an ovoid. A three dimensional ellipse (a more symmetric oval) is called a prolate spheroid, or oblate spheroid, depending on how the ellipse is rotated.
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Spherical is round where oblate spheroid is more like a oval shape
An oblate spheroid.
umm: "The Earth is round"? ------------------------------------------------ The Earth is not round - it is an oblate spheroid. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- A (slightly) oblate spheroid seems pretty "round" to me.
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The sun is an oblate spheroid.
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Oblate spheroid
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The Earth is an oblate spheroid.
Jupiter is an oblate spheroid and as such does not have a length.
An oblate spheroid.