Ellipticity Definition
ĭ-lĭptĭsĭ-tē
noun
The condition of being elliptical; elliptical form.
Webster's New World
The degree of deviation of an ellipse, elliptical orbit, etc. from circular form, or of a spheroid from spherical form.
Webster's New World
The degree of this deviation.
American Heritage
(countable, mathematics) A measure of this flattening that is a function of the ellipse's equatorial and polar radii.
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Noun
Singular:
ellipticity
Plural:
ellipticitiesFind Similar Words
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