ellipticity

[ ih-lip-tis-i-tee, el-ip-, ee-lip- ]

noun
  1. the degree of divergence of an ellipse from a circle.

Origin of ellipticity

1
1745–55; elliptic- (see elliptical) + -ity

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British Dictionary definitions for ellipticity

ellipticity

/ (ɪlɪpˈtɪsɪtɪ, ˌɛl-) /


noun
  1. the degree of deviation from a circle or sphere of an elliptical or ellipsoidal shape or path, measured as the ratio of the major to the minor axes

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