Ellipsoids

Scrabble:13 ptsWWF:16 pts10 letters
Definition of Ellipsoids

noun

  1. A surface, all of whose cross sections are elliptic or circular (including the sphere), that generalises the ellipse and in Cartesian coordinates (x, y, z) is a quadric with equation x2/a2 + y2/b2 + z2/c2 = 0.
  2. Such a surface used as a model of the shape of the earth.

    "Here the geoid is thirty meters below the ellipsoid."

Anagrams of Ellipsoids

No exact anagrams found for "ellipsoids". This word has a unique letter combination.

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Ellipsoids"

Ellipsoids is a 10-letter word that scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Ellipsoids" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "ellipsoids" is a medium-scoring word.