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| el·lipse [ i líps ] (plural el·lip·ses) |
noun |
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1. shape resembling oval: a two-dimensional shape like a stretched circle with slightly longer flatter sides
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2. intersection of cone and oblique plane: the shape formed by the intersection of a right circular cone and an oblique plane that does not intersect the base of the cone
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3. U.S. grammar printing
Same as ellipsis
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| [Mid-18th century. Via French< Latin ellipsis< Greek elleipsis "defect, omission" < elleipein "leave out, fall short"] |
