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el·lip·ti·cal
/
ɪˈlɪp
tɪ
kəl
/
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[
ih-
lip
-ti-k
uh
l
]
Show IPA
adjective
Also,
el·lip·tic.
1.
pertaining to or having the form of an
ellipse
.
2.
pertaining to or marked by grammatical ellipsis.
3.
(of speech or writing) expressed with extreme or excessive economy; relieved of irrelevant matter:
to converse in elliptical
sentences
.
4.
(of a style of speaking or writing) tending to be ambiguous, cryptic, or obscure:
an elliptical prose that is difficult to translate.
noun
5.
Astronomy
,
elliptical galaxy
.
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Origin:
1650–60;
<
Greek
elleiptik
(
ós
) defective (see
ellipsis
,
-tic
) +
-al
1
Related forms
el·lip·ti·cal·ness,
noun
non·el·lip·tic,
adjective
non·el·lip·ti·cal,
adjective
non·el·lip·ti·cal·ly,
adverb
o·ver·el·lip·ti·cal,
adjective
o·ver·el·lip·ti·cal·ly,
adverb
sub·el·lip·tic,
adjective
sub·el·lip·ti·cal,
adjective
un·el·lip·ti·cal,
adjective
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elliptical
(ɪˈlɪptɪk
ə
l)
—
adj
1.
relating to or having the shape of an ellipse
2.
relating to or resulting from ellipsis
3.
of speech, literary style, etc
a. very condensed or concise, often so as to be obscure or ambiguous
b. circumlocutory or long-winded
usage The use of
elliptical
to mean
circumlocutory
should be avoided as it may be interpreted wrongly as meaning
condensed
or
concise
el'liptically
—
adv
el'lipticalness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
elliptic
1726, from Gk. elleiptikos, from elleipein (see
ellipsis
).
elliptical
1650s, elliptic in shape, from
elliptic
. Grammatical sense of missing essential words or phrases is recorded from 1778 (see
ellipsis
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
All the leaves that stand above the water are lanceolate to
elliptic
to ovate.
We know that local gravitation renders its local geometry
elliptic
, with
positive curvature.
There is something in gauge theory called the
elliptic
sequence.
Glossy buckthorn has thin, glossy, ovate or
elliptic
leaves.
But the series of meetings was conducted in an atmosphere of
elliptic
generalities.
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