ellipse
IPA: ɪɫˈɪps
noun
- (geometry) 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.
- A park in Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- Synonym of President's Park South, a 52 acre city park, south of the South Lawn of the White House, between the White House estate and the Washington Monument grounds of the National Mall.
- An elliptical oval grassy field in President's Park South
verb
- (grammar) To remove from a phrase a word which is grammatically needed, but which is clearly understood without having to be stated.
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Examples of "ellipse" in Sentences
- I agree the ellipses look ungainly.
- The circle is a special case of the ellipse.
- The park is an ellipse bounded by the Elliptical Road.
- The angle between the normal to the ellipse and the X axis
- Clearly the area of the ellipse increases by the same factor.
- The trammel is a mechanical device for circumscribing ellipses.
- No sign of ellipse, no sign of aphelion, no sign of perihelion.
- The ceramic stack is aligned with the great axis of the ellipse.
- The inertia circle is the eccentricity in the ellipse shaped orbit.
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