ellipsis
IPA: ɪɫˈɪpsɪs
noun
- (typography, mathematics) A mark consisting of (in English) three periods, historically or more formally with spaces in between, before, and after them, " . . . ", or, more recently, a single character, "…", used to indicate that words have been omitted in a text or that they are missing or illegible, or (in mathematics) that a pattern continues (e.g., 1, ..., 4 means 1, 2, 3, 4).
- (grammar, rhetoric) The omission of a word or phrase that can be inferred from the context.
- (film) The omission of scenes in a film that do not advance the plot.
- (obsolete, geometry) An ellipse.
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Examples of "ellipsis" in Sentences
- The ellipsis in the earlier post hides a lot.
- I put an ellipsis in one of the fields and it was fine.
- Perhaps someone was confused by the use of the ellipsis.
- I argue about the layout, not the use of ellipsis or prose.
- Ellipsis is also commonly employed in the narrative of films.
- Note the ellipsis is actually shifted to the word on the right.
- Is there a space between the ellipsis and the first word, or not
- I think that the use of the ellipsis should be kept for the moment.
- The ellipsis is supposed to signify that the zeros continue forever.
- Narrative logic allows the viewer to disregard the ellipsis in this case.
- To get that three dots aka ellipsis \ldots although if you type three periods
- [376] _Allatae_; supply _essent_, an ellipsis, which is not very common after a conjunction, governing the subjunctive.
- The other ellipsis is for the removal of “but when called to vote on withdrawing troops, disavow their own public statements.”
- An ellipsis is used to show that there is extended thought going on, that portions of a quote are omitted or that the reader should feel suspense.
- For example, if you want to make someone sound like he’s trailing off in conversation, an ellipsis is probably an appropriate way to end his sentence.
- Camille or Jordan, in the fifth paragraph, where Mrs. Granger says, “since he lost his leg,” it appears the ellipsis was accidentally changed to a period.
- Estius explains, "I might boast more of my authority, but I forbear to do so, that I may not seem as if," &c. But this ellipsis is harsh: and 2Co 10: 10, 11 confirm Bengel's view.
- On the other hand, when a character's speech trails off into silence, or the narrator doesn't care to pay attention any more, a writer should use an ellipsis, which is Greek for "three little dots."
- Wars, Jewish Wars); alternate textual and marginal readings appear variously in roman type, italic type, within quotation marks; to indicate continuation of the Scripture quotation, sometimes ellipsis is used, at other times, "&c."
- This was the conclusion of LAPLACE; he proved that the state of our system is _stable_; that is, the ellipsis the planets describe will always remain nearly circular, and the axis of revolution of the earth will never deviate much from its present position.