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elliptical 音標拼音: [ɪl'ɪptɪkəl] a. 橢圓的 橢圓的 elliptical adj 1: rounded like an egg [ synonym: { egg- shaped}, { elliptic}, { elliptical}, { oval}, { oval- shaped}, { ovate}, { oviform}, { ovoid}, { prolate}] 2: characterized by extreme economy of expression or omission of superfluous elements; " the dialogue is elliptic and full of dark hints"; " the explanation was concise, even elliptical to the verge of obscurity"- H. O. Taylor [ synonym: { elliptic}, { elliptical}] Elliptic \ El* lip" tic\, Elliptical \ El* lip" tic* al\, a. [ Gr. ?: cf. F. elliptique. See { Ellipsis}.] 1. Of or pertaining to an ellipse; having the form of an ellipse; oblong, with rounded ends. [ 1913 Webster] The planets move in elliptic orbits. -- Cheyne. [ 1913 Webster] The billiard sharp who any one catches, His doom' s extremely hard He' s made to dwell In a dungeon cell On a spot that' s always barred. And there he plays extravagant matches In fitless finger- stalls On a cloth untrue With a twisted cue And elliptical billiard balls! -- Gilbert and Sullivan ( The Mikado: The More Humane Mikado Song) 2. Having a part omitted; as, an elliptical phrase. [ 1913 Webster] 3. leaving out information essential to comprehension; so concise as to be difficult to understand; obscure or ambiguous; -- of speech or writing; as, an elliptical comment. [ PJC] { Elliptic chuck}. See under { Chuck}. { Elliptic compasses}, an instrument arranged for drawing ellipses. { Elliptic function}. ( Math.) See { Function}. { Elliptic integral}. ( Math.) See { Integral}. { Elliptic polarization}. See under { Polarization}. [ 1913 Webster] 72 Moby Thesaurus words for " elliptical": Spartan, abbreviated, abridged, abstracted, aposiopestic, bell- like, bell- shaped, bobbed, brief, brusque, campaniform, campanular, campanulate, capsule, capsulized, clipped, close, compact, compendious, compressed, concise, condensed, contracted, crisp, cropped, curt, curtailed, cut, cut short, digested, docked, elided, ellipsoid, elliptic, elongated, epigrammatic, gnomic, laconic, mowed, mown, nipped, oblong, oblongated, oblongitudinal, parabolic, pithy, pointed, pollard, polled, pruned, reaped, rectangular, reserved, saucer- shaped, sententious, shaved, sheared, short, short and sweet, short- cut, shortened, snub, snubbed, succinct, summary, synopsized, taciturn, terse, tight, to the point, trimmed, truncated
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