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adj
Of or pertaining to an ellipse.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
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adj
Of or pertaining to a broad field of mathematics that originates from the problem of calculating arc lengths of an ellipse.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: mathematics, sciences
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adj
That has coefficients satisfying a condition analogous to the condition for the general equation for a conic section to be of an ellipse.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: in-compounds, not-comparable
Qualifier: equations and operators
Topics: mathematics, sciences
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Oval, with a short or no point.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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adj
Of, or showing ellipsis; having a word or words omitted; elliptical.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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noun
An elliptical function, equation, path, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adjective satellite
characterized by extreme economy of expression or omission of superfluous elements- H.O.Taylor
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: elliptical
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
rounded like an egg
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: egg-shaped, elliptical, oval, oval-shaped, ovate, oviform, ovoid, prolate
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
(of a leaf shape) in the form of an ellipse
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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History
From Ancient Greek ἐλλειπτικός (elleiptikós), from ἐλλείπω (elleípō, “I leave out, omit”). By surface analysis, ellipse + -tic.
Across languages
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