Elliptic(a.) Alt. of Elliptical
Elliptical(a.) Of or pertaining to an ellipse; having the form of an ellipse; oblong, with rounded ends.
Elliptical(a.) Having a part omitted; as, an elliptical phrase.
Elliptically(adv.) In the form of an ellipse.
Elliptically(adv.) With a part omitted; as, elliptically expressed.
Ellipticity(n.) Deviation of an ellipse or a spheroid from the form of a circle or a sphere; especially, in reference to the figure of the earth, the difference between the equatorial and polar semidiameters, divided by the equatorial; thus, the ellipticity of the earth is /.
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