ellipticity
1Ellipticity — 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… …
2ellipticity — [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 …
3ellipticity — elliptic ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to or having the form of an ellipse. DERIVATIVES ellipticity noun …
4ellipticity — noun Date: 1753 deviation of an ellipse or a spheroid from the form of a circle or a sphere …
5ellipticity — /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] * * * …
6ellipticity — noun a) The condition of being elliptical (flattened from perfect circular or spherical form) b) A measure of this flattening that is a function of the ellipses equatorial and polar radii …
7ellipticity — el·lip·tic·i·ty …
8ellipticity — 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 …
9ellipticity — /əlɪpˈtɪsəti/ (say uhlip tisuhtee), /ˌilɪp / (say .eelip ) noun the degree of divergence of an ellipse from the circle …
10ellipticity — noun the property possessed by a round shape that is flattened at the poles the oblateness of the planet • Syn: ↑oblateness • Derivationally related forms: ↑elliptic, ↑oblate (for: ↑oblateness) …
