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).
Spheroidal Section
See also
Conic Section, Cross Section, Cylindric Section, Ellipsoidal Section, Great Circle, Small Circle, Spheric Section, Spiric Section, Toric SectionExplore with Wolfram|Alpha
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