Associations to the word «Ellipticity»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

ELLIPTICITY, noun. The property possessed by a round shape that is flattened at the poles; "the oblateness of the planet".

Wise words

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