adverb
- in a spheroidal manner; having the shape of a spheroid (a three-dimensional figure that is nearly spherical but slightly flattened)
Usage: technical; geometry
Examples
- The planet is shaped spheroidally, being slightly flattened at the poles.
- The droplet formed spheroidally as it fell through the air.
- The Earth bulges spheroidally at the equator due to its rotation.
- The balloon expanded spheroidally when partially inflated.
- The cell divided spheroidally during the early stages of development.