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1. (n.) ellipse
a plane curve such that the sums of the distances of each point in its periphery from two fixed points, the foci, are equal; a conic section formed by the intersection of a right circular cone by a plane that cuts the axis and the surface of the cone.
Etymology: (1745–55; < F < L ellīpsisellipsis)
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| Definition of 'ellipse' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) ellipse, oval
a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it
"the sums of the distances from the foci to any point on an ellipse is constant"
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1. (noun) ellipse
an oval or oblong figure, bounded by a regular curve, which corresponds to an oblique projection of a circle, or an oblique section of a cone through its opposite sides. The greatest diameter of the ellipse is the major axis, and the least diameter is the minor axis. See Conic section, under Conic, and cf. Focus
2. (noun) ellipse
omission. See Ellipsis
3. (noun) ellipse
the elliptical orbit of a planet
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Sense: a geometrical figure that is a regular oval.
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 Afrikaans: ellips |
 Arabic: قَطْع ناقِص، إهْليلَجي |
 Bulgarian: елипса |
 Brazilian: elipse |
 Czech: elipsa |
 German: die Ellipse |
 Danish: ellipse |
 Greek: έλλειψη |
 Spanish: elipse |
 Estonian: ellips |
 Farsi: بیضی |
 Finnish: ellipsi |
 French: ellipse |
 Hebrew: אֶלִיפסָה |
 Hindi: अण्डाकार आकृति |
 Croatian: elipsa |
 Hungarian: ellipszis |
 Indonesian: elips |
 Icelandic: sporbaugur |
 Italian: ellisse |
 Japanese: 楕円 |
 Korean: 타원 |
 Lithuanian: elipsė |
 Latvian: elipse |
 Malay: elips |
 Dutch: ellips |
 Norwegian: ellipse |
 Polish: elipsa |
 Persian: بیضی |
 Pashto: بيضوى |
 Portuguese: elipse |
 Romanian: elipsă |
 Russian: эллипс |
 Slovak: elipsa |
 Slovenian: elipsa |
 Serbian: elipsa |
 Swedish: ellips |
 Thai: รูปวงรี |
 Turkish: elips |
 Taiwanese: 橢圓 |
 Ukrainian: еліпс; овал |
 Urdu: بیضوی شکل |
 Vietnamese: elip |
 Chinese: 椭圆 |
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