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The property possessed by a rounded shape that is flattened at the poles
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ellipticity
Word definitions for ellipticity in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the property possessed by a rounded shape that is flattened at the poles; "the oblateness of the planet" [syn: oblateness ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ellipticity \El`lip*tic"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. ellipticit['e].] Deviation of an ellipse or a spheroid from the form of a circle or a sphere; especially, in reference to the figure of the earth, the difference between the equatorial and polar semidiameters, ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context uncountable English) The condition of being elliptical (flattened from perfect circular or spherical form) 2 (context countable mathematics English) A measure of this flattening that is a function of the ellipse's equatorial and polar radius ...
Usage examples of ellipticity.
So many took part in these singular experiments, which assumed rather the appearance of outdoor sports than of scientific demonstrations, that in a short time we had provided the asteroid with a very large number of little moons, or satellites, of gold, which revolved around it in orbits of various degrees of ellipticity, taking, on the average, about three-quarters of an hour to complete a circuit.