(n) (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, Example: a circle is an ellipse with zero eccentricity
n.; pl.Eccentricities [ Cf. F. excentricité. ] 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 an ellipse or hyperbola to its semi-transverse axis. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. (Astron.) 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 orbit. [ 1913 Webster ]
4. (Mech.) The distance of the center of figure of a body, as of an eccentric, from an axis about which it turns; the throw. [ 1913 Webster ]
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