Assertion: ellipsoid | /r/HasProperty | sphere
Facets:
value: with a bulge at the equator
type: OTHER
value: basically
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: If the three axes have the same length, the ellipsoid is a sphere.
text: If the three axes have the same length, the ellipsoid is a sphere.
text: What needs to happen for an ellipsoid to be a sphere?
text: (If the material is optically isotropic, this ellipsoid is a sphere.)
text: An ellipsoid is a shape like a sphere, but it may be longer in one or more directions, like an egg, or a rugby ball.
text: When $a=b=c$, the ellipsoid is a sphere.
text: Here are some things which deserve a little thought on your part: What needs to happen for an ellipsoid to be a sphere?
text: Recall that an “ellipsoid” is a 3D shape like a sphere, but more like an oval.
text: Earth radius as a datum Geographers model Earth shape as an ellipsoid, which is a sphere slightly flattened at the poles.
text: An ellipsoid is basically a sphere with a bulge at the equator.
text: If two of those numbers are equal, the ellipsoid is a spheroid; if all three are equal, it is a sphere.
text: If the two radii are equal, then the ellipsoid is a sphere.
text: An ellipsoid is a shape like a sphere, but it may be longer in one or more directions, like an egg, or a rugby ball.
text: Show that the ellipsoid with greatest volume is a sphere.
text: Now it is clear that the closer to one the condition number, the more isotropic the ellipsoid is which means that the ellipsoid is closer to be a circle or sphere (see Figure 5).