ellipticity

English

Etymology

elliptic +‎ -ity

Noun

ellipticity (countable and uncountable, plural ellipticities)

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

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