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ELLIPTICITY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The property possessed by a round shape that is flattened at the poles

Example:

the oblateness of the planet

Synonyms:

ellipticity; oblateness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("ellipticity" is a kind of...):

bulginess; roundedness (the property possessed by a rounded convexity)

Derivation:

elliptic (rounded like an egg)

elliptic ((of a leaf shape) in the form of an ellipse)

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