El*lip"sis (&ebreve;l*l&ibreve;p"s&ibreve;s), n.; pl. Ellipses (- sēz). [L., fr.
Gr. 'e`lleipsis a leaving,
defect, fr. 'ellei`pein to leave in, fall short; 'en in + lei`pein to leave. See In, and Loan, and cf. Ellipse.]
1. (Gram.) Omission; a figure of syntax, by which one or
more words, which are obviously understood, are omitted; as, the virtues I admire, for, the virtues which I admire.
2. (Geom.) An ellipse. [Obs.]
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