(n) a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it, Syn. oval, Example:the sums of the distances from the foci to any point on an ellipse is constant

ellipsis

(n) omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences, Syn. eclipsis

ellipsoid

(n) a surface whose plane sections are all ellipses or circles, Example:the Earth is an ellipsoid

ellipsoid

(adj) having the nature or shape of an ellipsoid, Syn. spheroidal, ellipsoidal

elliptic

(adj) (of a leaf shape) in the form of an ellipse

elliptic

(adj) characterized by extreme economy of expression or omission of superfluous elements; ; - H.O.Taylor, Syn. elliptical, Example:the dialogue is elliptic and full of dark hints; the explanation was concise, even elliptical to the verge of obscurity

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Ell

n. (Arch.) See L. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ell

n. [ AS. eln; akin to D. el, elle, G. elle, OHG. elina, Icel. alin, Dan. alen, Sw. aln, Goth. alenia, L. ulna elbow, ell, Gr. &unr_; elbow. Cf. Elbow, Alnage. ] A measure for cloth; -- now rarely used. It is of different lengths in different countries; the English ell being 45 inches, the Dutch or Flemish ell 27, the Scotch about 37. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ellachick

n. [ Native Indian name. ] (Zoöl.) A fresh-water tortoise (Chelopus marmoratus) of California; -- used as food. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ellagic

a. [ F., fr. galle gall (with the letters reversed). ] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, gallnuts or gallic acid; as, ellagic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ellagic acid (Chem.), a white crystalline substance, C14H8O9, found in bezoar stones, and obtained by the oxidation of gallic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ellebore

n. Hellebore. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Elleborin

n. See Helleborin. [ 1913 Webster ]

Elleck

n. [ Etymol. uncertain. ] (Zoöl.) The red gurnard or cuckoo fish. [ Prov. Eng. ]

Elles

adv. & conj. See Else. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Ellingeness

{ a., n }. See Elenge, Elengeness. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Ellipse

n. [ Gr. 'e`lleipsis, prop., a defect, the inclination of the ellipse to the base of the cone being in defect when compared with that of the side to the base: cf. F. ellipse. See Ellipsis. ] 1. (Geom.) An oval or oblong figure, bounded by a regular curve, which corresponds to an oblique projection of a circle, or an oblique section of a cone through its opposite sides. The greatest diameter of the ellipse is the major axis, and the least diameter is the minor axis. See Conic section, under Conic, and cf. Focus. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Gram.) Omission. See Ellipsis. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The elliptical orbit of a planet. [ 1913 Webster ]

The Sun flies forward to his brother Sun;
The dark Earth follows wheeled in her ellipse. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING Dictionary DING DE-EN Dictionary

Ellbogen { m }

elbow

Ellbogenfreiheit { f }

elbow room

Ellbogengesellschaft { f }

society where the weakest go to the wall

Elle { f }

ell

Elle { f } | Ellen { pl }

cubit | cubits

Elle { f } | Ellen { pl }

ulna | ulnas

Ellenbogen { m } | Ellenbogen { pl }

elbow | elbows

Ellipse { f } [ math. ]

ellipse

Ellipse { f } | Ellipsen { pl }

ellipsis | ellipses

Ellipsenbahn { f }

elliptical orbit

Ellipsenschablone { f }

ellipse template

Ellipsoid { n } | Ellipsoiden { pl }

ellipsoid | ellipsoids

elliptisch; ellipsenförmig { adj }

elliptical

ellipsoid { adj }

ellipsoidal

elliptisch; ellipsenförmig { adv }

elliptically

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