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ellipticity
[ ih-lip-tis-i-tee, el-ip-, ee-lip- ]
noun
- the degree of divergence of an ellipse from a circle.
ellipticity
/ ɪlɪpˈtɪsɪtɪ; ˌɛl- /
noun
- 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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Word History and Origins
Origin of ellipticity1
1745–55; elliptic- ( elliptical ) + -ity
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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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