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    eccentricity
    noun (geometry) a ratio describing the shape of a conic section; the ratio of the distance between the foci to the length of the major axis; `a circle is an ellipse with zero eccentricity`
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=eccentricity
    
    
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    Eccentricity
    • (n.) The ratio of the distance between the center and the focus of an ellipse or hyperbola to its semi-transverse axis. • (n.) The ratio of the distance of the center of the orbit of a heavenly body from the center of the body round which it revolves to the semi-transverse axis of the or...
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/eccentricity/
    
    
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    eccentricity
    (from the article `celestial mechanics`) ...of the ellipse. A focus is separated from the centre of the ellipse by the fractional part of the semimajor axis given by the product , where < ... ...orbit around the Sun, which affects how solar radiation is distributed over the surface of the planet....
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/e/7
    
    
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    eccentricity
    (from the article `conic section`) ...plane curves that are the paths (loci) of a point moving so that the ratio of its distance from a fixed point (the focus) to the distance from a ... ...path has this same property with respect to a second fixed point and a second fixed line, and ellipses often a...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/e/7
    
    
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    Eccentricity
    [behavior] In popular usage, eccentricity (also called quirkiness or kookiness) refers to unusual or odd behavior on the part of an individual. This behavior would typically be perceived as unusual or unnecessary, without being demonstrably maladaptive. Eccentricity is contrasted with "norma...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eccentricity_(behavior)
    
    
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    Eccentricity
    [mathematics] In particular, Furthermore, two conic sections are similar if and only if they have the same eccentricity. ==Definitions== Any conic section can be defined as the locus of points whose distances are in a constant ratio to a point (the focus) and a line (the directrix). That rat...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eccentricity_(mathematics)
    
    
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    Eccentricity
    is a parameter that determines how much an orbit deviates from a perfect circle. For an elliptical orbit, the eccentricity ranges from zero (a perfect circle) to less than one.
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_astronomy
    
    
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    Eccentricity
    Geometric shape of the Earth's orbit. This shape varies from being elliptical to almost circular.
    Found op http://www.physicalgeography.net/physgeoglos/e.html
    
    
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    eccentricity
    
    1. strange and unconventional behavior
    2. (geometry) a ratio describing the shape of a conic section; the ratio of the distance between the foci to the length of the major axis
    3. a circularity that has a different center or deviates from a circular path
    
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    Eccentricity
    The distance between a line of action of force and the centroid of the member it is applied to.
    Found op http://www.areforum.org/up/GeneralStructures/JOIST%20AND%20STRUCTURAL%20GLO
    
    
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    eccentricity
    distance of the centre of the groove spiral to the centre of the disk centre hole
    Found op http://www.electropedia.org/iev/iev.nsf/display?openform&ievref=806-13-33
    
    
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    eccentricity
    A parameter that describes the shape of an orbit, or any curve that is a conic section. The eccentricity of an ellipse is the ratio of the distance between the foci and the major axis. Equivalently, the eccentricity of an orbit is (ra - rp) / (r
    Found op http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/E/eccen.html
    
    
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    eccentricity
    eccentricity, in astronomy: see orbit.
    Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A0912829.html
    
    

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