How to Pronounce Ellipsoids

To pronounce "ellipsoids", say ELL-ips-oids — 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-oids

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💡 Tip for remembering “ellipsoids”

"ellipsoids" has 3 syllables: ell-ips-oids.

What does ellipsoids 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.”

Related words

spheroidalroundednon-circularoblateprolateellipseellipticellipticity

Frequently asked questions

How many syllables are in "ellipsoids"?▾

"Ellipsoids" has 3 syllables: ell · ips · oids.

What does "ellipsoids" mean?▾

Ellipsoids: 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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