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{{proposed deletion|Possibly unnecessary?}}An [[oblate spheroid]] was a geometric shape the the [[Fourth Doctor]] used to describe the [[planet]] [[Calufrax]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Pirate Planet]]'')
An [[oblate spheroid]] was a geometric shape the the [[Fourth Doctor]] used to describe the [[planet]] [[Calufrax]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Pirate Planet]]'')
:''The Doctor never actually explains what an oblate spheroid is. However, the model for the miniaturized Calufrax does conform roughly to the shape of a real-life oblate spheroid.''
:''The Doctor never actually explains what an oblate spheroid is. However, the model for the miniaturized Calufrax does conform roughly to the shape of a real-life oblate spheroid.''
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An oblate spheroid was a geometric shape the the Fourth Doctor used to describe the planet Calufrax. (DW: The Pirate Planet)

The Doctor never actually explains what an oblate spheroid is. However, the model for the miniaturized Calufrax does conform roughly to the shape of a real-life oblate spheroid.
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