equilibrium figure

C16326
concept

An equilibrium figure is the stable, self-gravitating shape a rotating fluid body (such as a star or planet) assumes when its internal forces—gravity, rotation, and pressure—are in balance.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
equilibrium figure canonical 4
ellipsoidal equilibrium configuration 1
family of equilibrium figures 1

Description generation (CDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.

Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: equilibrium figure
Generated description
An equilibrium figure is the stable, self-gravitating shape a rotating fluid body (such as a star or planet) assumes when its internal forces—gravity, rotation, and pressure—are in balance.

Instances (5)

Instance Via concept surface
Jacobi ellipsoid —
Maclaurin spheroid —
Roche–Riemann ellipsoids family of equilibrium figures
Riemann ellipsoid —
Roche ellipsoid —