Definition of ellipse Ellipse
/ɪlɪˈps/ - [ilips] - el•lipse
We found 11 definitions of ellipse from 8 different sources.
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What does ellipse mean?
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NounPlural: ellipses |
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| ellipse - a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it; "the sums of the distances from the foci to any point on an ellipse is constant" | ||
| oval | ||
| conic, conic section (geometry) a curve generated by the intersection of a plane and a circular cone | ||
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- ellipse (Noun)
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. - ellipse (Verb)
To remove from a phrase a word which is grammatically needed, but which is clearly understood without having to be stated.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- ellipse (n.)
An oval or oblong figure, bounded by a regular curve, which corresponds to an oblique projection of a circle, or an oblique section of a cone through its opposite sides. The greatest diameter of the ellipse is the major axis, and the least diameter is the minor axis. See Conic section, under Conic, and cf. Focus. - ellipse (n.)
Omission. See Ellipsis. - ellipse (n.)
The elliptical orbit of a planet.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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ellipse
A curved planar figure, the locus of all points which have the same total distance from two fixed points called the foci.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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ellipse
el-lips′, n. an oval: (geom.) a figure produced by the section of a cone by a plane passing obliquely through the opposite sides.—ns. Ellip′sis (gram.), a figure of syntax by which a word or words are left out and implied:—pl. Ellip′sēs; Ellip′sograph, an instrument for describing ellipses; Ellip′soid (math.), a surface every plane section of which is an ellipse.—adjs. Ellipsoi′dal; Ellip′tic, -al, pertaining to an ellipse: oval: pertaining to ellipsis: having a part understood.—adv. Ellip′tically.—n. Elliptic′ity, deviation from the form of a circle or sphere: of the earth, the difference between the equatorial and polar diameters. [L.,—Gr. elleipsis—elleipein, to fall short—en, in, leipein, to leave.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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ellipse
In geometry, an oval figure, formed of the section of a cone by a plane cutting through both its sides obliquely.
Wikipedia 
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An ellipse is a shape that looks like an oval or a flattened circle. A circle has one center, called a focus, but an ellipse has two foci. For example, an ellipse can be made by putting two pins into cardboard and a circle of string around those two, then putting a pencil in the loop and pulling as far as possible without breaking the string in all directions. The orbits of the planets are ellipses, with the sun at one focus and nothing at the other. The equation of an ellipse is:formula_1
where the center of the ellipse is (h,k). 2A is the length from each end of the longer skinnier side. 2b is the length of the 2 ends of the short side. A²-B²=C² for c is the length between the foci and the center.
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🔤- ellipse, noun, singular of ellipses.
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