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tɪ 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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elliptical (ɪˈlɪptɪkəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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 | |
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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.
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