ellipse

Signification (Anglais)

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. Ellipsis, the removal from a phrase of a word which is grammatically needed, but which is clearly understood without having to be stated.

Verb

To remove from a phrase a word which is grammatically needed, but which is clearly understood without having to be stated.

Concepts

ellipse

ovale

Synonymes

oval

ellipsis

defect

deficiency

dots

eclipsis

elliptical

failing

jump cut

lack

oblong

pastry

scarcity

shortage

shortcoming

spheroid

want

elliptical shape

absence

default of

dearth

Traductions

Ellipse

elipse

ellisse

ellips

έλλειψη

elipse

elips

Oval

elipsis

elliptische Form

ellipsa

el·lipse

ellissi

ovale

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ɪˈlɪps/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From French ellipse. Doublet of ellipsis.