Term Information

Accession
PATO:0001865
Name
spheroid
Ontology
Synonyms
sphericality
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
A convex 3-D shape quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's having a quadric surface in three dimensions obtained by rotating an ellipse about one of its principal axes. Includes spheres and oblate/prolate spheroids. Source: Wikipedia:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spheroid
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Subset
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Parents of spheroid (PATO:0001865)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
spheroid [is_a relation] is_a  convex 3-D shape (PATO:0002007)
Children of spheroid (PATO:0001865)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
spherical (PATO:0001499) [is_a relation] is_a  spheroid
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