Deviation from circularity
1eccentricity — noun (plural ties) Date: 1545 1. a. the quality or state of being eccentric b. deviation from an established pattern or norm; especially odd or whimsical behavior 2 …
2eccentricity — n. 1. Deviation from circularity, ellipticity, oblateness, flatness, flattening. 2. Distance from centre to focus. 3. Irregularity, peculiarity, oddness, oddity, singularity, waywardness, strangeness, aberration …
3ovality — noun a measurement of deviation from circularity of an oval or approximately elliptical shape …
4nature, philosophy of — Introduction the discipline that investigates substantive issues regarding the actual features of nature as a reality. The discussion here is divided into two parts: the philosophy of physics and the philosophy of biology. In this… …
5Shape factor (image analysis and microscopy) — Shape factors are dimensionless quantities used in image analysis and microscopy that numerically describe the shape of a particle, independent of its size. Shape factors are calculated from measured dimensions, such as diameter, chord lengths,… …
6Time — This article is about the measurement. For the magazine, see Time (magazine). For other uses, see Time (disambiguation). The flow of sand in an hourglass can be used to keep track of elapsed time. It also concretely represents the present as… …
7Milankovitch cycles — Past and future Milankovitch cycles. VSOP allows prediction of past and future orbital parameters with great accuracy. ε is obliquity (axial tilt). e is eccentricity. ϖ is longitude of perihelion. esin(ϖ) is the precession index, which together… …
8Ovality — In telecommunications and fiber optics, ovality or noncircularity is the degree of deviation from perfect circularity of the cross section of the core or cladding of the fiber. The cross sections of the core and cladding are assumed to a first… …
9Sceptics (The) — The sceptics Michael Frede INTRODUCTION When we speak of ‘scepticism’ and of ‘sceptics’, we primarily think of a philosophical position according to which nothing is known for certain, or even nothing can be known for certain. There are certain… …
10gyre — Synonyms and related words: Baba Yaga, Charybdis, Lilith, afreet, barghest, cacodemon, circle, circling, circuit, circuiteer, circuition, circuitousness, circuitry, circularity, circulate, circulation, circumambience, circumambiency,… …
