Definition of Eliptical
{ El*lip"tic (?), El*lip"tic*al (?), }
a. [Gr. &?;: cf. F. elliptique. See
Ellipsis.] 1. Of or pertaining to an
ellipse; having the form of an ellipse; oblong, with rounded
ends.
The planets move in elliptic
orbits. Cheyne.
2. Having a part omitted; as, an
elliptical phrase.
Elliptic chuck. See under Chuck.
-- Elliptic compasses, an instrument arranged
for drawing ellipses. -- Elliptic function.
(Math.) See Function. -- Elliptic
integral. (Math.) See Integral. --
Elliptic polarization. See under
Polarization.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- in the shape of an ellipse
- 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 -- Edmund Wilson
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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