Associations to the word «Ellipse»
Noun
- Chord
- Epstein
- Serra
- Nativity
- Deviation
- Galileo
- Oscillation
- Parenthesis
- Symmetry
- Epilepsy
- Ratio
- Jupiter
- Spacecraft
- Reflector
- Acceleration
- Etching
- Rc
- Mars
- Descartes
- Quadrant
- Velocity
- Nw
- Supposition
- Epidemiology
- Johannes
- Entropy
- Calculus
- Newton
- Sun
- Square
- Dot
- Intersection
- Ether
- Warp
- Adventures
- Latitude
- Segment
- Theorem
- Distance
- Deformation
- Barr
- Embryo
- Animation
- Heap
- Ethanol
- Vanguard
- Motion
- Eq
- Quotation
- Constant
- Pentagon
- Astronomy
- Ester
- Cube
- Milestone
- Epidemic
- Mechanics
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
ELLIPSE, noun. (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.
ELLIPSE, verb. (grammar) To remove from a phrase a word which is grammatically needed, but which is clearly understood without having to be stated.
Dictionary definition
ELLIPSE, noun. A closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it; "the sums of the distances from the foci to any point on an ellipse is constant".
Wise words
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