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Vocabulary Entry
ellipse
|noun • verb
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N
noun
A shape that is like a circle but stretched, often described as an oval.
Example Sentences
"The planet follows an elliptical orbit around the sun."
"She drew an ellipse to represent the shape of the track."
"The garden had an elaborate design featuring an ellipse at its center."
V
verb
To omit or leave out parts of a text or speech, often indicated by three dots (...).
Example Sentences
"The writer decided to ellipse certain sections to maintain the story's pace."
"When quoting, it's acceptable to ellipse irrelevant parts of the text."
"She used ellipsis to ellipse the lengthy introduction in her summary."