ellipticity

(el′ip tisə tē)

noun

  1. the condition of being elliptical; elliptical form
  2. the degree of deviation of an ellipse, elliptical orbit, etc. from circular form, or of a spheroid from spherical form

See ellipticity in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. Deviation from perfect circular or spherical form toward elliptic or ellipsoidal form.
  2. The degree of this deviation.

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