Ellipsoid

See also: ellipsoid

German

Alternative forms

• Ellipsoide f

Etymology

Ellipse +‎ -oid

Pronunciation

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Noun

Ellipsoid n (strong, genitive Ellipsoides or Ellipsoids, plural Ellipsoide)

1. ellipsoid (surface all of whose cross sections are elliptic or circular)

Declension

Declension of Ellipsoid [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Ellipsoid	die	Ellipsoide
genitive	eines	des	Ellipsoides, Ellipsoids	der	Ellipsoide
dative	einem	dem	Ellipsoid, Ellipsoide1	den	Ellipsoiden
accusative	ein	das	Ellipsoid	die	Ellipsoide

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Ellipsoid” in Duden online