Definitions
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- noun geometry Either of the halves into which an
ellipsoid is divided by a plane of symmetry
Etymologies
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hemi- + ellipsoid
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Examples
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The laboratory (?) in which they ended was long and wide, a hemiellipsoid out of which poured illumination.
Starfarers Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1998
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