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ellipse > pronunciation
Soundsihlih'ps
Rhymesamidships, apocalypse / Apocalypse, eclipse, and 5 more rhymes in ihps...
ellipse > noun, shape
MeaningA closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it.
Examples"the sums of the distances from the foci to any point on an ellipse is constant"
Synonymsoval
Broaderconic section, conic
Narrowercircle
Adjectiveselliptic, elliptical; elliptic, elliptical

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