ellipticity

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

noun

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

ellipticity

/ ˌɛl-; ɪlɪpˈtɪsɪtɪ /

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of ellipticity¹

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

Example Sentences

The fact that there is no measurable ellipticity is, I think, one which on first consideration would not be expected.

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We may consider this spheroid to be that of the earth, the ellipticity being greatly exaggerated.

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The ellipticity of Jupiter indicated by these figures is sufficiently marked to be obvious without any refined measures.

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Their ovalness or "ellipticity" is, however, in each case not by any means of the same degree.

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To put it paradoxically, it is an ellipse which has no ellipticity, an oval without any ovalness!

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