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
  • Gently press the dough into a soft oval shape in the greased baking pan, setting aside the mixing bowl with any excess oil.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026
  • For a paper ballot, voters fill in the oval next to their selections, review their choices and follow the instructions for submitting the ballot.
    — CBS Baltimore, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of oval
Noun
  • Julia was allergic to wheat, dairy, eggs, sesame, peas, lentils, mustard and all nuts.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
  • An employee restocks eggs at an H-E-B grocery store on May 11, 2026 in Austin, Texas.
    — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of egg
Noun
  • The Plaza Hotel, by architect Johan Anrys, of the Belgian firm 51N4E, starts as an ellipse at its base and morphs into a rectangle at its crown.
    — Fred A. Bernstein, Architectural Digest, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Instead of a major aesthetic reinvention, the Daniel Roth debuted in the distinctive double-ellipse case and tourbillon architecture that made Roth a household name.
    — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of ellipse
Noun
  • The Westin’s got three more pools, including an adults-only one with its own swim-up bar, plus pickle ball and a fitness center a bit larger than Buoy Haus’s own.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Nov. 2026
  • The ball bounced off Boone’s mitt and straight into Pete Rose’s glove for an out — a catch played on countless highlight reels through the decades in Philadelphia.
    — Dan Gelston, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of ball
Noun
  • Under the right conditions, the sheets close in on themselves, forming a sphere with a pocket of water trapped inside.
    — Perri Thaler, Quanta Magazine, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Conrad is elated to see Ashe back in the public sphere in such a significant way.
    — Josh Glicksman, Billboard, 9 Nov. 2026
Definition of sphere
Noun
  • Its stated goal is to build continuous defensive loops that find and fix weaknesses before attackers do.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The husband freed one loop, then another, and used the momentum to pull the dog toward him and out of the car.
    — Téa Obreht, New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of loop
Noun
  • Other new displays include Lightwave, an immersive tunnel of moving and fixed chrome spheres; Cosmic Garden, a glowing hillside inspired by meditative sand gardens; and Fairy Forest, featuring glowing orbs and illuminated mushrooms.
    — Rick West, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Marginal illustrations are found in the reproduction of The Antiquities of the Jews, including a portrait of its author, Josephus, and a depiction of two orbs representing the creation of heaven and earth.
    — Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of orb

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“Spheroid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spheroid. Accessed 12 Nov. 2026.

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