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eccentricity (symbol e ) A measure of the shape of an orbit, or how far it diverges from a circle. If e = 0, the orbit is a perfect circle. If e is less than 1 the orbit is an ellipse , and the nearer e is to 1, the more elongated the ellipse. If e = 1 exactly, the orbit is a parabola , and if e is ...
January 1, 1997; A Dictionary of Astronomy

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