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oblate spheroid

rotationally symmetric ellipsoid having a polar axis shorter than the diameter of the equatorial circle whose plane bisects it
Class type of: spheroid Q3241540

Facts

4 properties
Subclass of
spheroid[1]
Has characteristic
flatness[3]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics[4]
Opposite of
prolate spheroid[2]
🏷️ Also known as
en oblate ellipsoid of revolution en oblate spheroid ar كروي مفلطح cs diskovitý sferoid cs zploštělý rotační elipsoid cs zploštělý sferoid de abgeplattetes Sphäroid es esferoide oblato es elipsoide oblato de revolucion es elipsoide oblato de revolución fr sphéroïde oblate it sferoide oblato ja 扁球 ko 납작한 회전타원체 pt esfera oblata ru приплюснутый сфероид ru сплюснутый сфероид ru сплюснутый эллипсоид sv oblat sfäroid zh 扁椭球体
🔖 Identifiers · 10
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
OblateSpheroid.PNG ↗
BabelNet ID
03467052n
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
topic/oblate-spheroid
Freebase ID
/m/02y1l1
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
esferoide-oblat
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0180685
KBpedia ID
OblateSpheroid
MathWorld ID
OblateSpheroid
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
30695634
Quora topic ID
Oblate-Spheroid

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🔗 Connections
← Shape 2
Earth, Gregorian telescope
Has characteristic 1
flatness
Maintained by WikiProject 1
WikiProject Mathematics
Opposite of 1
prolate spheroid
Subclass of 1
spheroid
← Manifestation of 1
figure of the Earth
← Opposite of 1
prolate spheroid
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