Elliptical - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ɪˈlɪptɪkl|
Brit.
|ɪˈlɪptɪk(ə)l|
adjective
- rounded like an egg (syn: egg-shaped, elliptic, oval, ovate, oviform, ovoid, prolate)
- characterized by extreme economy of expression or omission of superfluous elements (syn: elliptic)
- characterized by extreme economy of expression or omission of superfluous elements (syn: elliptic)
the explanation was concise, even elliptical to the verge of obscurity
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The moon follows an elliptical path around the Earth.
Kepler published his discovery of the elliptical orbits of planets in 1609.
The language is often elliptical and ambiguous.
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