By Journalist 2nd Class Paul Cage, San Diego Public Affairs Center. CAMP PATRIOT, Kuwait (NNS) -- Naval Coastal Warfare Squadron (NCWRON) 33 from Naval Coastal Warfare Group (NCWGRU) 1 deployed to Kuwait April 14 to relieve NCWRON 25 of NCWGRU 2, which is scheduled to return to Norfolk later this month.
ellipse [(i-lips)] In geometry, a curve traced out by a point that is required to move so that the sum of its distances from two fixed points (called foci) remains constant. If the foci are identical with each other, the ellipse is a circle; if the two foci are distinct from each other, the ellipse looks like a squashed or elongated circle. Note: The orbits of the planets and of many comets are ellipses.
A value that defines the shape of an ellipse or planet ary orbit. The ~ of an ellipse (planet ary orbit) is the ratio of the distance between the foci and the major axis. ~ : The measure of the degree of elongation of an ellipse. For example, a circle has an eccentric y of 0, and a parabola (an open figure) an ~ of 1.