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Ellipse

Ellipse Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Ellipse? [n] a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it; "the sums of the distances from the foci to any point on an ellipse is constant" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Ellipse: oval Related Terms \| Find terms related to Ellipse: arc \| bow \| catacaustic \| catenary \| caustic \| circle \| conchoid \| crook \| curl \| curve \| diacaustic \| festoon \| hook \| hyperbola \| lituus \| oval \| ovoid \| ovule \| parabola \| sinus \| tracery See Also \| circle \| conic \| conic section Ellipse In Webster's Dictionary \El*lipse"\, n. [Gr. ?, prop., a defect, the inclination of the ellipse to the base of the cone being in defect when compared with that of the side to the base: cf. F. ellipse. See {Ellipsis}.] 1. (Geom.) An oval or oblong figure, bounded by a regular curve, which corresponds to an oblique projection of a circle, or an oblique section of a cone through its opposite sides. The greatest diameter of the ellipse is the major axis, and the least diameter is the minor axis. See {Conic section}, under {Conic}, and cf. {Focus}. 2. (Gram.) Omission. See {Ellipsis}. 3. The elliptical orbit of a planet. The Sun flies forward to his brother Sun; The dark Earth follows wheeled in her ellipse. --Tennyson.

Ellipse Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Ellipse?

[n] a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it; "the sums of the distances from the foci to any point on an ellipse is constant"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Ellipse: oval

See Also | circle | conic | conic section

Ellipse In Webster's Dictionary

\El*lipse"\, n. [Gr. ?, prop., a defect, the inclination
of the ellipse to the base of the cone being in defect when
compared with that of the side to the base: cf. F. ellipse.
See {Ellipsis}.]
1. (Geom.) An oval or oblong figure, bounded by a regular
   curve, which corresponds to an oblique projection of a
   circle, or an oblique section of a cone through its
   opposite sides. The greatest diameter of the ellipse is
   the major axis, and the least diameter is the minor axis.
   See {Conic section}, under {Conic}, and cf. {Focus}.

2. (Gram.) Omission. See {Ellipsis}.

3. The elliptical orbit of a planet.

         The Sun flies forward to his brother Sun; The dark
         Earth follows wheeled in her ellipse. --Tennyson.

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