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