deformation ellipsoid

21 LETTERS · STARTS WITH D

deformation ellipsoid is a valid 21-letter word worth 29 points in Scrabble and 34 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

D2E1F4O1R1M3A1T1I1O1N1E1L1L1I1P3S1O1I1D2

2 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 =29 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 58TRIPLE WORD → 87

MEANING

What does deformation ellipsoid mean?