Ellipse

Noun

 * 1)  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.

Verb

 * 1)  To remove from a phrase a word which is grammatically needed, but which is clearly understood without having to be stated.

Thesaurus
arc, bow, catacaustic, catenary, caustic, circle, conchoid, crook, curl, curve, diacaustic, festoon, hook, hyperbola, lituus, oval, ovoid, ovule, parabola, sinus, tracery

Etymology
From ellipse.



Synonyms

 * oval (in non-technical use)

Related terms

 * ellipsis
 * ellipsoid
 * elliptical

Noun

 * Armenian:
 * Bengali: উপবৃত্ত
 * Chinese: (tuoyuanxing, tuo3yuan2xing2)
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish: ellipsi (Suomi)
 * French:
 * German:
 * Interlingua: ellipse
 * Italian: ellisse


 * Japanese: 楕円
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: elipsă
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Tamil: நீள்வட்டம்
 * Thai: วงรี
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian: еліпс

Etymology
From ellipsis.

Noun

 * 1)  ellipse
 * 2)  ellipsis

Noun

 * 1)  ellipse
 * 2) ellipsis