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Webster 1913 Edition
Spheroidal
Sphe-roid′al
,Adj.
[Cf. F.
sphéroïdal
.] Having the form of a spheroid.
– Sphe-roid′al-ly
, adv.
Spheroidal state
(Physics.)
, the state of a liquid, as water, when, on being thrown on a surface of highly heated metal, it rolls about in spheroidal drops or masses, at a temperature several degrees below ebullition, and without actual contact with the heated surface, – a phenomenon due to the repulsive force of heat, the intervention of a cushion of nonconducting vapor, and the cooling effect of evaporation.
Webster 1828 Edition
Spheroidal
SPHEROID'AL
, SPHEROID'IC, SPHEROID'ICAL, a.1.
Having the form of a sheriod.2.
In crystalography, bounded by several convex faces.Definition 2024
sphéroïdal
sphéroïdal
See also: spheroidal
French
Adjective
sphéroïdal m (feminine singular sphéroïdale, masculine plural sphéroïdaux, feminine plural sphéroïdales)