How to Pronounce Ellipsoid

To pronounce "ellipsoid", say ELL-ips-oid — 3 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.

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Letters

ELL-ips-oid

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💡 Tip for remembering “ellipsoid”

"ellipsoid" has 3 syllables: ell-ips-oid.

What does ellipsoid mean?

noun

  1. A surface, all of whose cross sections are elliptic or circular (including the sphere), that generalises the ellipse and in Cartesian coordinates (x, y, z) is a quadric with equation x2/a2 + y2/b2 + z2/c2 = 0.
  2. Such a surface used as a model of the shape of the earth.

    “Here the geoid is thirty meters below the ellipsoid.”

adjective

  1. Shaped like an ellipse; elliptical.
  2. Of or pertaining to an ellipse; elliptic.

Related words

spheroidalroundednon-circularprolateovalmomentaloblatedrupe

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How many syllables are in "ellipsoid"?▾

"Ellipsoid" has 3 syllables: ell · ips · oid.

What does "ellipsoid" mean?▾

Ellipsoid: A surface, all of whose cross sections are elliptic or circular (including the sphere), that generalises the ellipse and in Cartesian coordinates (x, y, z) is a quadric with equation x2/a2 + y2/b2 + z2/c2 = 0.

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