A prolate spheroid; a figure described by the revolution
of an ellipse about its greater axis. Cf. Oblatum, and see Ellipsoid of
revolution, under Ellipsoid.
A king of Corinth, son of Æolus, famed for his cunning. He was killed by Theseus, and in the lower world was condemned by Pluto to roll to the top of a hill a huge stone, which constantly rolled back again, making his task incessa...
