- eccentricity of ellipse
- эксцентриситет эллипса
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь. 2001.
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь. 2001.
Eccentricity (mathematics) — In mathematics, the eccentricity, denoted e or varepsilon, is a parameter associated with every conic section. It can be thought of as a measure of how much the conic section deviates from being circular.In particular, * The eccentricity of a… … Wikipedia
Eccentricity — Ec cen*tric i*ty, n.; pl. {Eccentricities}. [Cf. F. excentricit[ e].] 1. The state of being eccentric; deviation from the customary line of conduct; oddity. [1913 Webster] 2. (Math.) The ratio of the distance between the center and the focus of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
eccentricity — [ek΄sen tris′ə tē, ek΄səntris′ə tē] n. pl. eccentricities [see ECCENTRIC] 1. the state, quality, or amount of being eccentric 2. a) deviation from what is ordinary or customary, as in conduct or manner; oddity; unconventionality b) an eccentric… … English World dictionary
Ellipse — Elliptical redirects here. For the exercise machine, see Elliptical trainer. This article is about the geometric figure. For other uses, see Ellipse (disambiguation). Not to be confused with ellipsis. An ellipse obtained as the intersection of a… … Wikipedia
ellipse — /i lips /, n. Geom. a plane curve such that the sums of the distances of each point in its periphery from two fixed points, the foci, are equal. It is a conic section formed by the intersection of a right circular cone by a plane that cuts the… … Universalium
eccentricity — noun 1. strange and unconventional behavior (Freq. 2) • Derivationally related forms: ↑eccentric • Hypernyms: ↑unfamiliarity, ↑strangeness • Hyponyms: ↑oddity, ↑o … Useful english dictionary
Orbital eccentricity — This article is about eccentricity in astrodynamics. For other uses, see Eccentricity (disambiguation). An elliptic Kepler orbit with an eccentricity of 0.7 (red), a parabolic Kepler orbit (green) and a hyperbolic Kepler orbit with an… … Wikipedia
Angular eccentricity — In the study of ellipses and related geometry, various parameters in the distortion of a circle into an ellipse are identified and employed: Aspect ratio, flattening and eccentricity. All of these parameters are ultimately trigonometric functions … Wikipedia
Eccentricities — Eccentricity Ec cen*tric i*ty, n.; pl. {Eccentricities}. [Cf. F. excentricit[ e].] 1. The state of being eccentric; deviation from the customary line of conduct; oddity. [1913 Webster] 2. (Math.) The ratio of the distance between the center and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Conic section — Types of conic sections: 1. Parabola 2. Circle and ellipse 3. Hyperbola … Wikipedia
Hyperbola — This article is about a geometrical curve, a conic section. For the term used in rhetoric, see Hyperbole … Wikipedia