elliptical C2 Topic:Science & Research US /ɪˈlɪp.tɪ.kəl/ UK /ɪˈlɪp.tɪk.əl/ See IPA manual Freq #32332 Meanings 1 adj In a shape of, or reminding of, an ellipse; oval. Having admitted that the projectile was describing an orbit around the moon, this orbit must necessarily be elliptical; science proves that it must be so. 2 adj Of, or showing ellipsis; having a word or words omitted. If he is sometimes elliptical and obscure, it is because he has so much to tell us. 3 adj Concise, condensed. Browning's dark and elliptical mode of speech, like his love of the grotesque, was simply a characteristic of his, a trick of his temperament, and had little or nothing to do with whether what he was expressing was profound or superficial. 4 adj characterized by extreme economy of expression or omission of superfluous elements Thesaurus Synonyms 4 adj · characterized by extreme... elliptic Word family Derived forms ellipticallyellipticalnesshyperellipticalnanoellipticalnonellipticaloverellipticalquasiellipticalsemi-ellipticalsemiellipticalsubellipticalsuperellipticalunelliptical Etymology From elliptic + -al, from Ancient Greek ἐλλειπτικός (elleiptikós), from ἐλλείπω (elleípō, “I leave out, omit”). Topics Science & Research External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # elliptical **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ɪˈlɪp.tɪ.kəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪˈlɪp.tɪk.əl/ **Frequency rank:** 32332 ## Meanings 1. In a shape of, or reminding of, an ellipse; oval. 2. Of, or showing ellipsis; having a word or words omitted. 3. Concise, condensed. 4. characterized by extreme economy of expression or omission of superfluous elements ## Examples - Having admitted that the projectile was describing an orbit around the moon, this orbit must necessarily be elliptical; science proves that it must be so. - If he is sometimes elliptical and obscure, it is because he has so much to tell us. - Browning's dark and elliptical mode of speech, like his love of the grotesque, was simply a characteristic of his, a trick of his temperament, and had little or nothing to do with whether what he was expressing was profound or superficial. ## Synonyms - elliptic ## Derived Forms - elliptically - ellipticalness - hyperelliptical - nanoelliptical - nonelliptical - overelliptical - quasielliptical - semi-elliptical - semielliptical - subelliptical - superelliptical - unelliptical ## Etymology From elliptic + -al, from Ancient Greek ἐλλειπτικός (elleiptikós), from ἐλλείπω (elleípō, “I leave out, omit”). ## Topics - Science & Research markdown