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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Translations 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Related terms 1.5 See also 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun

[ English

Wikipedia

[ Etymology

From French ellipse.

[ Noun

Singular ellipse

Plural ellipses

ellipse (plural ellipses)

1. (geometry) 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.

[ Synonyms

• oval (in non-technical use)

[ Translations

closed curve

Czech: elipsa f.

Swedish: ellips c.

[ Verb

Infinitive to ellipse

Third person singular ellipses

Simple past ellipsed

Past participle ellipsed

Present participle ellipsing

to ellipse (third-person singular simple present ellipses, present participle ellipsing, simple past and past participle ellipsed)

1. (grammar) To remove from a phrase a word which is grammatically needed, but which is clearly understood without having to be stated.

   In the exchange:- (A.Would you like to go out?, B.I'd love to), thee ellipsed words are go out.

[ Translations

curve

Chinese: (tuoyuanxing, tuo3yuan2xing2) Czech: elipsa Dutch: ellips Esperanto: elipso Finnish: ellipsi (Suomi) French: ellipse f. German: Ellipse f. Interlingua: ellipse

Japanese: 楕円 Korean:겹치다 Polish: elipsa Portuguese: elipse f. Russian: эллипс Spanish: elipse f. Swedish: ellips c. Ukrainian: еліпс

[ Related terms

• ellipsis
• ellipsoid
• elliptical

[ See also

• circle
• conic section
• hyperbola
• parabola

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[ French

[ Etymology

From Latin ellipsis.

[ Pronunciation

IPA: /e.lips/

[ Noun

ellipse f. (plural ellipses)

1. (mathematics, fr) ellipse