Ellipse
/ɪˈlɪps/ name, noun, verb
name, noun, verb ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 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.
- 2 a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it wordnet
- 3 Ellipsis, the removal from a phrase of a word which is grammatically needed, but which is clearly understood without having to be stated.
Verb
- 1 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
- 1 A park in Washington, D.C., United States.
- 2 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.
- 3 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
Example
More examples"A cone and a cylinder can be cut by the same ellipse."
Etymology
From French ellipse. Doublet of ellipsis.