sentence: Oblate spheroids are a rotationally symmetric.
sentences_before: An 'oblate spheroid' is a shape like a sphere, but the distance from pole to pole is less than the distance around the equator. It is flatter than a true sphere. Skittles candies are examples of oblate spheroids. Go stones are another example.
concept_name: oblate spheroid
headings: Oblate spheroid
categories: Three-dimensional shapes Astrophysics