ellipticity

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The condition of being elliptical (flattened from perfect circular or spherical form)
  2. A measure of this flattening that is a function of the ellipse's equatorial and polar radii

Word forms

ellipticity ellipticities

Etymology

From elliptic + -ity.

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