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
  • Black oval gemstones formed the shape of the letter M, with the tips reaching her hairline before descending to follow the initial curve of her cheekbones.
    — Arushi Jacob, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Round and oval forms—the figures’ long faces, the woman’s brooch, the pattern on the calico, the shape of the man’s ears—create harmony within the scene.
    — Kelly Presutti, ARTnews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of oval
Noun
  • Located in a snug dining room on the ground floor, Lotti offers daily breakfast—farm yogurt and fruit, rösti and eggs with ham and fresh sourdough bread.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2026
  • An extensive breakfast buffet is served in SINEDIE alongside a la carte options such as eggs royale.
    — Jaymi McCann, TheWeek, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of egg
Noun
  • Anticipated flights of the vehicles will travel outside of the landing ellipse to regions of interest within a broader exploration zone.
    — Leonard David, Space.com, 15 Oct. 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
  • During the third quarter of the Philadelphia 76ers' home matchup against the Chicago Bulls, James chased after a loose ball and ended up bumping into a fan who happened to be carrying a cup of red wine.
    — Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The Magic overall shot 11-for-39 from 3-point range (28%) and turned the ball over 18 times for 22 Washington points.
    — Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of ball
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
  • The Islamophobic baiting scams identified by researchers operate in the overlapping spheres of right-wing politics, cryptocurrency and conspiratorial belief.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 3 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
  • 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
  • The hunter’s moon comes at the end of a several-day period of the orb approaching and passing Saturn.
    — Dharma Niles, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of orb

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