elliptic

Bedeutung (Englisch)

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Of or pertaining to an ellipse.
2. (not-comparable) Of or pertaining to a broad field of mathematics that originates from the problem of calculating arc lengths of an ellipse.
3. (in-compounds, not-comparable) That has coefficients satisfying a condition analogous to the condition for the general equation for a conic section to be of an ellipse.
4. (not-comparable) Oval, with a short or no point.
5. (not-comparable) Of, or showing ellipsis; having a word or words omitted; elliptical.

Noun

An elliptical function, equation, path, etc.

Konzepte

elliptisch

elliptische

Synonyme

elliptical

oval

egg-shaped

oval-shaped

ovoid

prolate

ovate

oviform

ellipsoidal

defective

elongated

ellipsoid

biradial

Übersetzungen

elliptique

ellittico

elíptico

elíptico

el·líptic

elliptisch

oviforme

ελλειπτικός

ovale

ovoïde

ovale

oval

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/ɪˈlɪptɪk/

Etymologie (Englisch)

From Ancient Greek ἐλλειπτικός (elleiptikós), from ἐλλείπω (elleípō, “I leave out, omit”). By surface analysis, ellipse + -tic.