English
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Etymology
From F. #French|ellipse.
Image:Elipse.svg|thumb|ellipse (1)
Noun
en-noun
- geometry A closed curve, the locus of a point such that the sum of the distances from that point to two other fixed points (called the focus|foci of the ellipse) is constant; equivalently, the conic section that is the intersection of a cone with a plane that does not intersect the base of the cone.
Synonyms
oval (in non-technical use)
Verb
en-verb|ellips|ed
- context|grammar To remove from a phrase a word which is grammatically needed, but which is clearly understood without having to be stated.
#:In the exchange:- (A.Would you like to go out?, B.I'd love to), the ellipsed words are <u>go out.</u>
Translations
trans-top|curve
Chinese: (tuoyuanxing, tuo3yuan2xing2)
Czech: elipsa#Czech|elipsa
Dutch: ellips#Dutch|ellips
Esperanto: elipso
Finnish: ellipsi (:fi:ellipsi|Suomi)
French: ellipse f
German: Ellipse f
Interlingua: ellipse
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Japanese: ��
Polish: elipsa#Polish|elipsa
Portuguese: elipse f
Russian: �ллип�
Spanish: elipse f
Swedish: ellips#Swedish|ellips c
Ukrainian: ел�п�
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Related terms
ellipsis
ellipsoid
elliptical
See also
circle
conic section
hyperbola
parabola
French
Etymology
From L. ellipsis.
Pronunciation
IPA|/e.lips/
Noun
fr-noun|f
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