superellipsoid

noun

superellipsoid

noun

Etymology From superellipse + -oid.

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Algebra, Geometry, Mathematics, Sciences A closed surface, of which the sphere and ellipsoid are special cases, whose parametric equation is x = a.cos^(2/r)t, y = b.cos^(2/r)t, z = c.cos^(2/r)t.

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superellipse

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