spheroid

volume formed by rotating an ellipse around one of its axes; special case of ellipsoid
Intangible mathematical_object Q208395
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spheroid

Summary

spheroid is a mathematical object[1]. spheroid draws 291 Wikipedia views per month (mathematical_object category, ranking #2 of 8).[2]

Key Facts

  • spheroid's instance of is recorded as mathematical object[3].
  • spheroid is a type of surface of revolution[4].
  • spheroid is a type of ellipsoid[5].
  • spheroid is a type of non-degenerate quadric surface[6].
  • spheroid is a type of shape[7].
  • spheroid's Commons category is recorded as Spheroids[8].
  • spheroid's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[9].
  • spheroid's described by source is recorded as Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].
  • spheroid's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[11].
  • spheroid's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[12].
  • spheroid's has characteristic is recorded as flatness[13].
  • spheroid's union of is recorded as list of values as qualifiers[14].
  • spheroid's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[15].

Body

Definition and Type

spheroid's instance of is recorded as mathematical object[3]. Recorded subclass of include surface of revolution[4], ellipsoid[5], non-degenerate quadric surface[6], and shape[7].

Why It Matters

spheroid draws 291 Wikipedia views per month (mathematical_object category, ranking #2 of 8).[2] spheroid has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] spheroid is known by 54 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'ar', 'ary', 'ast', 'be', 'bg', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'cv', 'da', 'de',
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Mathematics
    Described by source → Otto's encyclopedia, Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition +1
    Gnd id → 4178493-5
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56529|batch #56529]]: Import GNDs from dewiki"
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