spheroid

noun

Definition of spheroidnext
as in oval

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Recent Examples of spheroid After a week of exposure, the scientists separated the spheroids into individual cells to analyze gene expression and to measure fat accumulation. — Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 11 Sep. 2025 The Quantum Solution Despite the planet’s relatively regular spheroid shape, the Earth’s gravitational pull is not uniform. — IEEE Spectrum, 29 July 2025 But when either snacking on regular bone-in rodents or a calcium-rich diet, snake cell crypts featured plenty of calcium, phosphorus, and iron spheroids. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 9 July 2025 The only thing that could concentrate our eyes and minds, in this reverse panopticon of seventy thousand gazes, was the football itself, that precious prolate spheroid of dimpled cowhide, which had yet to be teed up or booted into play. — Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for spheroid
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spheroid
  1. oval
  2. egg
  3. ellipse
  4. ball
  5. sphere
  6. loop
  7. orb
Noun
  • The primary suite occupies its own wing with a fireplace, French doors opening to a private patio, and a bathroom with an oval soaking tub set in front of a picture window.
    — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 31 July 2026
  • This occurs when extreme bending forces from wind, waves, or earthquakes cause a hollow steel tower to lose its circular shape and flatten into an oval.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 31 July 2026
Definition of oval
Noun
  • Gourmands can continue their dream at breakfast with Matsuhisa Benedict, a mouthwatering concoction of crispy tofu, Dorset crab, spinach, shiso béarnaise and salmon eggs.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Scrape down the sides of the bowl, add the egg and vanilla, and beat for 7 to 8 minutes.
    — Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of egg
Noun
  • The final navigation analysis put the targeting error ellipse at around 200 meters (656 feet).
    — Andrew Jones, Space.com, 19 July 2026
  • Up here, on the tundra of Alaska’s North Slope, the summer sun dances in an unending ellipse.
    — Jordan McGillis, Washington Post, 18 July 2026
Definition of ellipse
Noun
  • Caglianone should take advantage of his matchup against a homer-prone and fly-ball pitcher by launching a home run tonight and cash in for bettors who take advantage of his alluring +489 odds to hit a home run.
    — Josh Shepardson, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • What is the Woodland Hills restaurant dethroning Porto’s famous potato balls?
    — Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of ball
Noun
  • Modern cultivars like ‘Nordic’ and ‘Gem Box’ feature dense growth, forming lush spheres in gardens without requiring pruning.
    — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 July 2026
  • Her work retains its deepest resonance in the sacred sphere, however.
    — The Editors of ARTnews, ARTnews.com, 28 July 2026
Definition of sphere
Noun
  • But whereas weaker seasons have relied on this feeding loop to the point of exhaustion, overemphasizing one side or the other, this time, new challenges keep emerging, giving personality quirks new angles through which to be reflected.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Solar prominences One of the most surprising aspects of witnessing a total solar eclipse is a view of prominences during totality, bright pink spikes or loops that appear around the moon's silhouette.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of loop
Noun
  • Google has announced an August 12th launch event for new Pixel hardware, and the teaser for that announcement also featured a look at the Pixel 11 — though without the glowing orb.
    — Jay Peters, The Verge, 15 July 2026
  • On Christmas Eve, astronaut William Anders saw the blue orb of Earth rising relative to the horizon of the moon.
    — Steven Johnson, Washington Post, 14 July 2026
Definition of orb

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“Spheroid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spheroid. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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