ellipticity of ellipse

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• Ellipticity — El lip*tic i*ty, n. [Cf. F. ellipticit[ e].] Deviation of an ellipse or a spheroid from the form of a circle or a sphere; especially, in reference to the figure of the earth, the difference between the equatorial and polar semidiameters, divided… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• ellipticity — [el΄ip tis′ə tē] n. 1. the condition of being elliptical; elliptical form 2. the degree of deviation of an ellipse, elliptical orbit, etc. from circular form, or of a spheroid from spherical form …   English World dictionary

• ellipticity — elliptic ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to or having the form of an ellipse. DERIVATIVES ellipticity noun …   English terms dictionary

• ellipticity — noun Date: 1753 deviation of an ellipse or a spheroid from the form of a circle or a sphere …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• ellipticity — /i lip tis i tee, el ip , ee lip /, n. the degree of divergence of an ellipse from a circle. [1745 55; elliptic (see ELLIPTICAL) + ITY] * * * …   Universalium

• ellipticity — el•lip•tic•i•ty [[t]ɪ lɪpˈtɪs ɪ ti, ˌɛl ɪp , ˌi lɪp [/t]] n. math. the degree of divergence of an ellipse from a circle • Etymology: 1745–55 …   From formal English to slang

• ellipticity — /əlɪpˈtɪsəti/ (say uhlip tisuhtee), /ˌilɪp / (say .eelip ) noun the degree of divergence of an ellipse from the circle …  

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