ellipsoid packing

noun

A packing problem in which a three-dimensional space is filled with identical ellipsoids as densely as possible.

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Meanings

nounellipsoid packing (plural ellipsoid packings)

plural ellipsoid packings

  1. geometryA packing problem in which a three-dimensional space is filled with identical ellipsoids as densely as possible.
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