ellipticity
English
Etymology
elliptic + -ity
Noun
ellipticity (countable and uncountable, plural ellipticities)
- (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
Derived terms
- hypoellipticity
- microellipticity
- subellipticity
See also
- oblate
- prolate