ellipticity
IPA: ɪɫˈɪptɪsɪti
noun
- (uncountable) The condition of being elliptical (flattened from perfect circular or spherical form)
- (countable, mathematics) A measure of this flattening that is a function of the ellipse's equatorial and polar radii
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Examples of "ellipticity" in Sentences
- The ellipticity was a round shape.
- They drew a shape of an ellipticity.
- We now generalize the notion of ellipticity.
- Is there some other motivation for preferring ellipticity
- For the mathematical topic of ellipticity, see elliptic operator.
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