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Spheroidal Section


A spheroidal section is the curve formed by the intersection of a plane with a spheroid. A spheroidal section is either a circle (for planes parallel to an equator, i.e., perpendicular to the symmetry axis) or an ellipse (otherwise).


See also

Conic Section, Cross Section, Cylindric Section, Ellipsoidal Section, Great Circle, Small Circle, Spheric Section, Spiric Section, Toric Section

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Spheroidal Section." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/SpheroidalSection.html

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