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Meaning of 'ellipticity' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Ellipticity [ n.]
- 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, divided by the equatorial; thus, the ellipticity of the earth is /.

Meaning of 'ellipticity' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . ellipticity [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the property possessed by a round shape that is flattened at the poles
Example in sentence:
  • the oblateness of the planet

Nearby Words:

ell ellachick ellagic ellebore elleborin elleck ellenge ellengeness elles ellinge

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