elliptical
IPA: ɪɫˈɪptɪkʌɫ
noun
- (astronomy) An elliptical galaxy.
- An elliptical trainer.
adjective
- In a shape of, or reminding of, an ellipse; oval.
- Of, or showing ellipsis; having a word or words omitted.
- (of speech) Concise, condensed.
- (mathematics, rare) Elliptic.
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Examples of "elliptical" in Sentences
- The signals come from 2 satellites that are picked up by one smaller 33.5 by 26.5 in elliptical dish.
- What resulted was system of planets orbiting in elliptical, not circular, orbits described by three laws.
- There are other kinds of constructions in which the choice of “me” and “I” in short elliptical phrases may depend onwhether a subject or an object is implied.
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