elliptical
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elliptical
- /ɪˈlɪp.tɪk.əl/ UK
- /ɪˈlɪp.tɪ.kəl/ US
- /əˈlɪp.tɪ.kəl/ US
Where it comes from
From elliptic + -al, from Ancient Greek ἐλλειπτικός (elleiptikós), from ἐλλείπω (elleípō, “I leave out, omit”).
adjective more elliptical · most elliptical
- In a shape of, or reminding of, an ellipse; oval. Having admitted that the projectile was describing an orbit around the moon, this orbit must necessarily be elliptical; science proves that it must be so.
- Of, or showing ellipsis; having a word or words omitted. If he is sometimes elliptical and obscure, it is because he has so much to tell us.
- Concise, condensed. Browning's dark and elliptical mode of speech, like his love of the grotesque, was simply a characteristic of his, a trick of his temperament, and had little or nothing to do with whether what he was expressing was profound or superficial.
- Elliptic.
- relating to or containing an instance of ellipsis. Elliptical processes capitalize on the redundancy of certain kinds of information in certain contexts, and permit an economy of expression by omitting the linguistic structures that would otherwise be required to express this information.
Similar: elliptic
noun ellipticals
- An elliptical galaxy.
- An elliptical trainer.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: elliptic, prolate, oval, ovoid, ovate, rounded, concise, oviform, egg-shaped, ellipsoidal, ellipsoid, ovaloid, oblong, almond-shaped, spheroidal, elongated
adjective
Similar: elliptic
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adj oval
| Español | elíptico |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | अंडाकार aṇḍākār |
| Português | elíptico |
| Français | elliptique |
| Italiano | ellittico |
| Русский | эллипти́ческий elliptíčeskij |
adj showing ellipsis
| Français | elliptique |
|---|---|
| Русский | эллипти́ческий elliptíčeskij |
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