| has gloss | eng: An oblate spheroid is a rotationally symmetric ellipsoid having a polar axis shorter than the diameter of the equatorial circle whose plane bisects it. Oblate spheroids stand in contrast to prolate spheroids. |
| has gloss | eng: An oblate spheroid is a sphere in which the distance from pole to pole is less than than the distance around the equator (middle). This gives it a slightly flattened shape. An example would be a Skittles or a M&M sweet. |
| lexicalization | eng: oblate spheroid |
| instance of | (noun) a curve or surface whose equation (in Cartesian coordinates) is of the second degree
quadric, quadric surface |
