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Oblate spheroidal coordinates — Figure 1: Coordinate isosurfaces for a point P (shown as a black sphere) in oblate spheroidal coordinates (μ, ν, φ). The z axis is vertical, and the foci are at ±2. The red oblate spheroid (flattened sphere) corresponds to μ=1, whereas the blue… … Wikipedia
Oblate spheroid — Spheroid Sphe roid, n. [L. spheroides ball like, spherical, Gr. ???; ???? sphere + e i^dos form: cf. F. sph[ e]ro[ i]de.] A body or figure approaching to a sphere, but not perfectly spherical; esp., a solid generated by the revolution of an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sphere — Globose redirects here. See also Globose nucleus. A sphere (from Greek σφαίρα sphaira , globe, ball, [ [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi bin/ptext?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0057%3Aentry%3D%23101561 Sphaira, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott,… … Wikipedia
sphere — Synonyms and related words: Aldebaran, Canicula, Dog Star, Hesper, Hesperus, Lucifer, North Star, Phosphor, Phosphorus, Polaris, Sirius, Venus, Vesper, academic discipline, academic specialty, acreage, agora, ambit, amphitheater, applied science … Moby Thesaurus
science, history of — Introduction the history of science from its beginnings in prehistoric times to the 20th century. On the simplest level, science is knowledge of the world of nature. There are many regularities in nature that mankind has had to… … Universalium
Matrix metalloproteinase — Cell surface associated MT1 MMP (MMP14), Green fluorescent protein (GFP) fused to the C term produces a signal on the surface of the cell[1] Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are zinc dependent endopeptidases; other family members are adamalysins … Wikipedia
Rhombic icosahedron — A rhombic icosahedron (or rhombic icosacontahedron) is a polyhedron shaped like an oblate sphere. It is composed of 20 rhombic faces, where three, four, or five of which meet at each vertex. It has 10 faces on the polar axis with 10 rhombi… … Wikipedia
Lentoid — is a geometric shape of a three dimensional body, best described as a circle viewed from one direction and a convex lens viewed from an orthogonal direction. The term is most often used in describing jewelry and cellular phenomena in microbiology … Wikipedia
Figure of the Earth — An oblate spheroid Geodesy … Wikipedia
Ellipsoid — This article is about the shape. For the type of theatrical spotlight, see ellipsoidal reflector spotlight. For the surface that approximates the figure of the Earth, see reference ellipsoid. triaxial redirects here. For the electrical cable, see … Wikipedia
Perrin friction factors — In hydrodynamics, the Perrin friction factors are multiplicative adjustments to the translational and rotational friction of a rigid spheroid, relative to the corresponding frictions in spheres of the same volume. These friction factors were… … Wikipedia
