How to use in-sentence of “ellipsoid”:
– The disk itself is a thin ellipsoid with a long axis / short axis ratio of at least 6 to 1, and possibly as high as 9 to 1.
– An ellipsoid shaped like the Earth, called a reference ellipsoid, is often preferred to the geoid because it makes calculations simpler.
– 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.
– Proteus turned out to be an ellipsoid, as large as an ellipsoid could become without turning into a sphere.
– In aviation, the ellipsoid known as World Geodetic System 84 is increasingly used to define mean sea level.
– This means it is an ellipsoid with two equal semi-diameters.
– A reference ellipsoid is an ellipsoid which is used as a frame of reference for geodetic calculations.
– Although Ida’s dimensions, measured along the principal axes are 53.6×24.0×15.2km, the best-fit ellipsoid measures 60.0×25.2×18.6km.
