Word Type

Noun

Proper Noun

Verb

The word "ellipse" can be used as noun, proper noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

Cassini ellipse circle-ellipse problem ellipsograph ellipsometer ellipsometry hemiellipse hyperellipse hypoellipse nanoellipse semiellipse

Context

geometry grammar

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

National Mall President's Park conic conic section

Type Of (IsA)

bilaterally symmetric object circle closed linear object conic section flattened circle geometrical figure line segment planar manifold one dimensional thing round thing

Related Terms

Ellipsis circle circle conic section ellipsis ellipsoid elliptic elliptical hyperbola oval parabola

Related Terms

base circle closed cone conic section constant curve distance ellipsis ellipsoid elliptic elliptical focus grammatically hyperbola intersection locus parabola plane point remove sum word

Synonym Network

oval

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