Ceres is the only asteroid with a fully ellipsoidal shape and hence dwarf planet.
Component stars of Algol binary systems have a spherical, or slightly ellipsoidal shape.
Stars with ellipsoidal shapes may also show changes in brightness as they present varying areas of their surfaces to the observer.
The name was used in official meetings and documents, and probably referred to its large ellipsoidal shape.
Their ascospores are small (typically less than 10 x 1 m), hyaline, and have an oval or ellipsoidal shape.
Cysts are small, with a spherical to ellipsoidal shape.
He noticed that the resultant punctures in the skin had ellipsoidal shapes.
The earth does not have a perfect ellipsoidal shape, but is described as a geoid.
The forward and aft domes have the same modified ellipsoidal shape.
He let his opalescent body resume its normal flat, ellipsoidal shape and looked at the crop with pride.
