Definitions of ellipticity [ɪ lɪpˈtɪs ɪ ti, ˌɛl ɪp-, ˌi lɪp-]

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Definition of 'ellipticity'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) ellipticity
the degree of divergence of an ellipse from a circle.

Etymology: (1745–55)

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Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) oblateness, ellipticity
the property possessed by a round shape that is flattened at the poles
"the oblateness of the planet"

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1. (noun) ellipticity
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 by the equatorial; thus, the ellipticity of the earth is /

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