Elliptic /(?)/
El·lip·tic
Elliptic
a.
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Of or pertaining to an ellipse; having the form of an ellipse; oblong, with rounded ends.
The planets move in elliptic orbits.
The billiard sharp who any one catches, His doom's extremely hard -- He's made to dwell In a dungeon cell On a spot that's always barred. And there he plays extravagant matches In fitless finger-stalls On a cloth untrue With a twisted cue And elliptical billiard balls!
- Having a part omitted; as, an elliptical phrase.
- leaving out information essential to comprehension; so concise as to be difficult to understand; obscure or ambiguous; -- of speech or writing; as, an elliptical comment.
Phrases & Compounds
- Elliptic chuck
- See under Chuck.
- Elliptic compasses
- an instrument arranged for drawing ellipses.
- Elliptic function
- See Function.
- Elliptic integral
- See Integral.
- Elliptic polarization
- See under Polarization.