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semielliptical

semielliptical adjective: having the form of half an ellipse (divided along the major axis).

Adjective

semielliptical (not comparable)

  1. Having the form of half an ellipse (divided along the major axis).

Forms of semielliptical

alternative formsemi-elliptical

Origin of semielliptical

From semi- + elliptical.

Questions about semielliptical

What does semielliptical mean?
Semielliptical means having the form of half an ellipse (divided along the major axis).
What part of speech is semielliptical?
Semielliptical is an adjective.

Words near semielliptical in the dictionary

  1. semieligible
  2. semiellipse
  3. semiellipses
  4. semiellipsoidal
  5. semielliptic
  6. semielliptical
  7. semiempirical
  8. semiempirically
  9. Semien
  10. semienclosed
  11. semiendoparasitic

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