ellipse
/ɪˈlɪps/US/ɪˈlɪps/
ellipse noun: 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. Also the alternative form of ellipsis.
Noun
ellipse (plural ellipses)
- 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.
- Near-synonym: oval (synonymous in non-technical use)
- Synonyms:
- oval[Appendix:Glossary
Verb
ellipse (third-person singular simple present ellipses, present participle ellipsing, simple past and past participle ellipsed)
- To remove from a phrase a word which is grammatically needed, but which is clearly understood without having to be stated.
- In B's response to A's question:- (A: Would you like to go out?, B: I'd love to), the words that are ellipsed are go out.
Proper noun capitalized: Ellipse
the Ellipse
- A park in Washington, D.C., United States.
- Synonym of President's Park South, a 52 acre city park, south of the South Lawn of the White House, between the White House estate and the Washington Monument grounds of the National Mall.
- An elliptical oval grassy field in President's Park South
Also used as
ellipse is also the alternative form of ellipsis.
ellipse meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Kannada
ellipse in Hindi
- curve
- दीर्घवृत्त dīrghavŕtt
ellipse in Tamil
- curve
- நீள்வட்டம் nīḷvaṭṭam
ellipse in Bengali
- curve
- উপবৃত্ত upobritto
ellipse in Kannada
- curve
- ದೀರ್ಘವೃತ್ತ dīrghavṛtta
More languagesFewer languages
- ellipse in Tagalog
- tambilugan, duyog
- ellipse in Arabic
- إِهْلِيلَج ʔihlīlaj, قَطْعٌ نَاقِص qaṭʕun nāqiṣ
- ellipse in Persian
- بیضی bizi, خایهدیس xâye-dis
- ellipse in Thai
- วงรี wong-rii
- ellipse in Vietnamese
- elíp
Synonyms of ellipse
- oval[Appendix:Glossary
- President's Park South
Forms of ellipse
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | ellipses |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | ellipses |
| present participle | ellipsing |
| past participle | ellipsed |
| past | ellipsed |
Origin of ellipse
From French ellipse. Learned borrowing from Latin ellīpsis, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ἔλλειψις (élleipsis). Doublet of ellipsis.
Words formed from ellipse
Words that rhyme with ellipse
5 more rhymesFewer rhymes
Questions about ellipse
- What does ellipse mean?
- Ellipse means 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.
- What is ellipse in Hindi?
- Ellipse in Hindi is दीर्घवृत्त (dīrghavŕtt). See Ellipse meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is ellipse?
- Ellipse can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce ellipse?
- Ellipse is pronounced /ɪˈlɪps/ (UK).
- What is the plural of ellipse?
- The plural of ellipse is ellipses.
Words near ellipse in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: ellipse (page history and authors); Ellipse (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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