Mathematical Geometry Terms

noun a three-dimensional oval or egg shape

adjective having the shape of an ellipsoid

• The shape of the planet Earth can be approximated as an ellipsoid.
• The basketball player's head is shaped like an ellipsoid.
• That car's body looks like a big ellipsoid.
• Her thoughts seemed to orbit around a mental ellipsoid, never quite settling on one idea.

adjective directed or proceeding towards the inside; coming in or going inwards

adverb towards the inside or centre

• She turned her attention inward to reflect on her actions.
• When faced with a difficult decision, he tends to look inward for answers.
• I need to do some serious inward thinking before I make a decision.
• His inward struggle with self-doubt was evident in his hesitant actions.

noun a concept in physics that refers to a hypothetical space that exists independently of any material objects or energy within it

• In the theory of absolute space, space is considered to be an independent entity that exists on its own.
• Some scientists believe in the concept of absolute space, where space exists independently of any objects within it.
• Absolute space is like the boss of all spaces, just doing its own thing without caring about anything else.
• The artist's painting depicted a sense of absolute space, with vast, empty landscapes stretching into infinity.