An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

A frequency distribution with a positive → kurtosis, that has a more elevated peak around the mean than the corresponding normal distribution.
→ platykurtic.

Etymology (EN): From Gk. lepto-, combining form of leptos “thin, slight”

• → kurtosis.

Etymology (PE): Boland-afrâšté “highly-elevated,” from boland “high, tall, elevated, sublime” (variants bâlâ “up, above, high, elevated, height,” borz “height, magnitude” (it occurs also in the name of the mountain chain Alborz),
Laki dialect berg “hill, mountain;”
Mid.Pers. buland “high;” O.Pers. baršan- “height;” Av. barəz- “high, mount,” barezan- “height;” cf. Skt. bhrant- “high;” L. fortis “strong” (Fr. and E. force); O.E. burg, burh “castle, fortified place,” from P.Gmc. *burgs “fortress;” Ger. Burg “castle,” Goth. baurgs “city,” E. burg, borough, Fr. bourgeois, bourgeoisie, faubourg; PIE base *bhergh- “high”) + afrâšté “raised, elevated, erect,” p.p. of afrâštan,
→ kurtosis.