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Definitions of
eccentricity
:
noun
:
strange and
unconventional
behavior
noun
:
a circularity that has a different or deviates from a
circular
path
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
Example:
"A circle is an ellipse with zero eccentricity"
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Alternative Terms
orbital-mechanics
conic-section
orbit
apsis
dimensionless-quantity
standard-gravitational-parameter
angular-momentum
triple-product
apse-line
perifocal-coordinate-system
eccentricity
argument-of-periapsis
true-anomaly-2
laplace-runge-lenz-vector