Dedekind ellipsoid

noun

A figure for a body of rotating selfgravitating fluid, similar to the Jacobi ellipsoid, although with a fixed orientation and the fluid moving inside.

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Meanings

nounDedekind ellipsoid (plural Dedekind ellipsoids)

plural Dedekind ellipsoids

  1. astrophysicsA figure for a body of rotating selfgravitating fluid, similar to the Jacobi ellipsoid, although with a fixed orientation and the fluid moving inside.
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