"ellipticity" meaning in All languages combined

See ellipticity on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: ellipticities [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree English elliptic Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English ellipticity From elliptic + -ity. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|elliptic|-ity|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English elliptic Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English ellipticity [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "-ty", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-teh₂", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-ts", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-teh₂ts", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-itās", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "-ite", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-ite", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ity", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "ellipticity", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="ellipticity"> From elliptic + -ity. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} ellipticity (countable and uncountable, plural ellipticities)
  1. (uncountable) The condition of being elliptical (flattened from perfect circular or spherical form) Tags: uncountable
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  2. (countable, mathematics) A measure of this flattening that is a function of the ellipse's equatorial and polar radii Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-ellipticity-en-noun-UEpebQDz Categories (other): Mathematics, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ity, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 33 67 Disambiguation of English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons: 40 60 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 41 59 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 41 59 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 34 66 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 77 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ity: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 13 87 Topics: mathematics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: hypoellipticity, microellipticity, subellipticity Related terms: oblate, prolate

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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