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Noun: ellipticity  i,lip'ti-si-tee
  1. The property possessed by a round shape that is flattened at the poles
    "the ellipticity of the planet";
    - oblateness

Derived forms: ellipticities

Type of: bulginess, roundedness

Encyclopedia: Ellipticity