About The Word Ellipticity
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Ellipticity
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What's The Definition Of Ellipticity?
[n] the property possessed by a rounded shape that is flattened at the poles; "the oblateness of the planet"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Ellipticity: oblateness Related Terms | Find terms related to Ellipticity: See Also | bulginess | roundedness Ellipticity In Webster's Dictionary \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 by the equatorial; thus, the
ellipticity of the earth is 1/29966.
Note: Some writers use ellipticity as the ratio of the
difference of the two semiaxes to the minor axis,
instead of the major. --Nichol.
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