Look up: eccentricity

1. eccentricity
   A value that defines the shape of an ellipse or planetary orbit; the ratio of the distance between the foci and the major axis.
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2. eccentricity
   A value that defines the shape of an ellipse or planetary orbit. The eccentricity of an ellipse (planetary orbit) is the ratio of the distance between the foci and the major axis. Equivalently the eccentricity is (ra-rp)/(ra+rp) where ra is the apoapsis distance and rp is the periapsis distance.
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3. Eccentricity
   The distance between the foci of an ellipse divided by the major axis.
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4. Eccentricity
   The degree to which the Earth's orbit around the sun varies from a perfect circle - it ranges between about 1% and 5% across a 100,000 year cycle.
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5. eccentricity
   [n] - (geometry) a ratio describing the shape of a conic section 2. [n] - a circularity that has a different center or deviates from a circular path 3. [n] - strange and unconventional behavior
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6. Eccentricity
   The measure of how non-circular an object's orbit is. 0 = a perfect circle; any figure between 0 and 1 = an ellipse; 1 = a parabola; any figure greater than 1 = a hyperbola. Eccentricity may sometimes be expressed as a percentage. Eccentricity may be calculated by dividing the distance between the t...
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7. Eccentricity
   The eccentricity of an ellipse (orbit) is the ratio of the distance between its focii and the major axis. The greater the eccentricity, the more 'flattened' is the ellipse.
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8. Eccentricity
   The variation of the outer diameter of a shaft surface when referenced to the true geometric centreline of the shaft. Often described as Out-of-roundness. See also: Eccentricity Ratio, Off Centre.
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9. eccentricity
   (Learning Modules / Psychology / Measuring the unmeasurable) Bizarre and strange behaviour.
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10. eccentricity
    half the radial run out Category: Mechanical engineering • the displacement of the centre of the recording groove spiral with respect to the centre of the disk centre hole Category: Electrical engineering and energy • oddness of behaviour or conduct without insanity Category: Medicine
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11. Eccentricity
    Ec`cen·tric'i·ty noun ; plural Eccentricities . [ Confer French excentricité .] 1. The state of being eccentric; deviation from the customary line of conduct; oddity. 2. (Math.) The ratio of the distance b...
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12. eccentricity
    Origin: Cf. F. Excentricite. ... 1. The state of being eccentric; deviation from the customary line of conduct; oddity. ... 2. <mathematics> The ratio of the distance between the center and the focus of an ellipse or hyperbola to its semi-transverse axis. ... 3. <astronomy> The ratio of ...
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13. eccentricity
    noun strange and unconventional behavior
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14. 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`
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15. 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...
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16. 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. The latter is determined by three o...
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17. 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 are regarded as having two foci and ......
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18. 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...
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19. 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...
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20. Eccentricity
    Geometric shape of the Earth's orbit. This shape varies from being elliptical to almost circular.
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21. eccentricity
    
    • strange and unconventional behavior
    • (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 circularity that has a different center or deviates from a circular path
    
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22. Eccentricity
    The distance between a line of action of force and the centroid of the member it is applied to.
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23. eccentricity
    distance of the centre of the groove spiral to the centre of the disk centre hole
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24. 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 (r_a - r_p) / (r
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25. eccentricity
    eccentricity, in astronomy: see orbit.
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