eccentric angle

eccentric angle

[ek¦sen·trik ′ang·əl] (mathematics) For an ellipse having semimajor and semiminor angles of lengths a and b respectively, lying along the x and y axes of a coordinate system respectively, and for a point (x,y) on the ellipse, the angle For a hyperbola having semitransverse and semiconjugate axes of lengths a and b respectively, lying along the x and y axes of a coordinate system respectively, and for a point (x,y) on the hyperbola, the angle