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Ellipsoid
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a three-dimensional shape similar to a stretched or compressed sphere
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The Earth is often approximated as an oblate ellipsoid due to its slightly flattened shape at the poles.
An ellipsoid can be formed by elongating or compressing a sphere along its axes.
ellipsoid
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having the nature or shape of an ellipsoid
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