ELLIPTICITY
\ɪlɪptˈɪsɪti], \ɪlɪptˈɪsɪti], \ɪ_l_ɪ_p_t_ˈɪ_s_ɪ_t_i]\
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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 /.
By Oddity Software
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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 /.
By Noah Webster.
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