Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ellipticity

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.26 in modern English

Syllables: el-lip-tic-i-ty
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The condition of being elliptical (flattened from perfect circular or spherical form)

Uncountable

noun

A measure of this flattening that is a function of the ellipse's equatorial and polar radii

Countable

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.

Usage

Inflected Forms

ellipticities (plural)

Derived Forms

hypoellipticity microellipticity subellipticity

Frequently Paired Words

oblate prolate

Synonyms

oblateness

Questions

What does ellipticity mean?: The condition of being elliptical (flattened from perfect circular or spherical form)
Where does ellipticity come from?: 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.

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