eccentricity ratio
1Eccentricity — 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… …
2eccentricity — [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… …
3eccentricity — noun 1. strange and unconventional behavior (Freq. 2) • Derivationally related forms: ↑eccentric • Hypernyms: ↑unfamiliarity, ↑strangeness • Hyponyms: ↑oddity, ↑o …
4eccentricity — /ek seuhn tris i tee, ek sen /, n., pl. eccentricities. 1. an oddity or peculiarity, as of conduct: an interesting man, known for his eccentricities. 2. the quality of being eccentric. 3. the amount by which something is eccentric. 4. Mach. the… …
5eccentricity — ec•cen•tric•i•ty [[t]ˌɛk sənˈtrɪs ɪ ti, ˌɛk sɛn [/t]] n. pl. ties 1) an oddity or peculiarity, as of conduct 2) the quality of being eccentric 3) the amount by which something is eccentric 4) math. a mathematical constant expressed as the ratio… …
6eccentricity — noun (plural ties) Date: 1545 1. a. the quality or state of being eccentric b. deviation from an established pattern or norm; especially odd or whimsical behavior 2 …
7eccentricity — noun a) The quality of being eccentric; any eccentric behaviour. b) The ratio, constant for any particular conic section, of the distance of a point from the focus to its distance from the directrix …
8eccentricity — /ɛksənˈtrɪsəti/ (say eksuhn trisuhtee) noun (plural eccentricities) 1. an oddity or peculiarity, as of conduct: *the friendly tolerance of a country town, where minor eccentricities are recognized, accepted, submerged in a kind of familial… …
9Angular 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 …
10Orbital 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… …
