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spheroid
noun spher·oid \ˈsfir-ˌȯid, ˈsfer-\
: an object that is somewhat round but not perfectly round
Full Definition of SPHEROID
— sphe·roi·dal \sfi-ˈrȯi-dəl\ also spheroid adjective
— sphe·roi·dal·ly \-dəl-ē\ adverb
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First Known Use of SPHEROID
1570
Rhymes with SPHEROID
android, avoid, chancroid, colloid, conoid, crinoid, cuboid, cycloid, deltoid, dendroid, devoid, discoid, factoid, fibroid, fungoid, ganoid, globoid, hydroid, hypnoid, keloid, mastoid, mucoid, ovoid, prismoid, pygmoid, rhizoid, rhomboid, schizoid, scombroid, sigmoid, steroid, styloid, tabloid, thalloid, thyroid, toroid, toxoid, trochoid, typhoid, Veddoid, viroid
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