esferoidal

Portuguese

Etymology

From esferoide + -al.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.fe.ɾojˈdaw/ [is.fe.ɾoɪ̯ˈdaʊ̯], /es.fe.ɾojˈdaw/ [es.fe.ɾoɪ̯ˈdaʊ̯]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.fe.ɾojˈdaw/ [is.fe.ɾoɪ̯ˈdaʊ̯], /es.fe.ɾojˈdaw/ [es.fe.ɾoɪ̯ˈdaʊ̯]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃ.fe.ɾojˈdaw/ [iʃ.fe.ɾoɪ̯ˈdaʊ̯], /eʃ.fe.ɾojˈdaw/ [eʃ.fe.ɾoɪ̯ˈdaʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.fɨ.ɾojˈdal/ [(i)ʃ.fɨ.ɾojˈðaɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.fɨ.ɾojˈdal/ [(i)ʃ.fɨ.ɾojˈðaɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.fɨ.ɾojˈda.li/

• Hyphenation: es‧fe‧roi‧dal

Adjective

esferoidal m or f (plural esferoidais)

1. spheroidal

Further reading

• “esferoidal”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “esferoidal”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esfeɾoiˈdal/ [es.fe.ɾoi̯ˈð̞al]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: es‧fe‧roi‧dal

Adjective

esferoidal m or f (masculine and feminine plural esferoidales)

1. spheroidal

Further reading

• “esferoidal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025