ellipse en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /əˈləps/ (New-Zealand)
- /ɪˈlɪps/ (Australia)
- /ɪˈlɪps/ (Canada, US)
- /əˈlɪps/ (Australia)
- /əˈlɪps/ (Canada, US)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ɪˈlɪps/ (UK)
- /iˈlɪps/ (Canada, US)
Etymology
From French ellipse. Learned borrowing from Latin ellīpsis, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ἔλλειψις (élleipsis). Doublet of ellipsis.
Meanings
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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 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.
Near-synonym: oval (synonymous in non-technical use)
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(alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of ellipsis: the removal from a phrase of a word which is grammatically needed, but which is clearly understood without having to be stated.
alt of ellipsis
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ellipses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
hypoellipse · semiellipse · hyperellipse · hemiellipse · ellipsometry · circle-ellipse problem · ellipsograph · ellipsometer · nanoellipse · Cassini ellipse
Hypernyms
Synonyms
Translations (63)
cs schodnice (curve) · da ellipse (curve) · tl tambilugan (curve) · tr elips (curve) · sl elipsa (curve) · ja 楕円 (curve) · sl pakrog (curve) · tl duyog (curve) · fi ellipsi (curve) · ca el·lipse (curve) · fa بیضی (curve) · ast elipse (curve) · sk elipsa (curve) · ar قَطْعٌ نَاقِص (curve) · sh elipsa (curve) · ga éilips (curve) · hi दीर्घवृत्त (curve) · uz ellips (curve) · nn ellipse (curve) · nb ellipse (curve) · pl elipsa (curve) · sv ellips (curve) · fa خایهدیس (curve) · ko 타원 (curve) · fr ellipse (curve) · is sporbaugur (curve) · hu ellipszis (curve) · cy hirgylch (curve) · it ellisse (curve) · et ellips (curve) · es elipse (curve) · hy էլիպս (curve) · km អេលីប (curve) · cmn 橢圓 /椭圆 (curve) · ru э́ллипс (curve) · ar إِهْلِيلَج (curve) · th วงรี (curve) · lv elipse (curve) · vi elíp (curve) · mn эллипс (curve) · cs elipsa (curve) · bg елипса (curve) · he אֵלִיפְּסָה (curve) · de Ellipse (curve) · fo eggklingra (curve) · sh елипса (curve) · ro elipsă (curve) · eo elipso (curve) · fo ellipsa (curve) · uk е́ліпс (curve) · sn denderende (curve) · mi pororapa (curve) · gl elipse (curve) · bn উপবৃত্ত (curve) · kn ದೀರ್ಘವೃತ್ತ (curve) · mn зууван (curve) · ta நீள்வட்டம் (curve) · pt elipse (curve) · ia ellipse (curve) · ka ელიფსი (curve) · nv názbąsgo heeneez (curve) · nl ellips (curve) · be э́ліпс (curve)