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ellipticity

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el⋅lip⋅tic⋅i⋅ty

  [i-lip-tis-i-tee, el-ip-, ee-lip-]
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–noun
the degree of divergence of an ellipse from a circle.
Origin:
1745–55; elliptic- (see elliptical ) + -ity
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el·lip·tic·i·ty   (ĭ-lĭp'tĭs'ĭ-tē)   
n.  

  1. Deviation from perfect circular or spherical form toward elliptic or ellipsoidal form.

  2. The degree of this deviation.

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