elliptic.
Of or pertaining to an ellipse.
Meaning & usage
Of or pertaining to an ellipse.
Of or pertaining to a broad field of mathematics that originates from the problem of calculating arc lengths of an ellipse.
elliptic integral
elliptic function
That has coefficients satisfying a condition analogous to the condition for the general equation for a conic section to be of an ellipse.
elliptic partial differential equation
elliptic operator
Oval, with a short or no point.
Of, or showing ellipsis; having a word or words omitted; elliptical.
Where this word comes from
From Ancient Greek ἐλλειπτικός (elleiptikós), from ἐλλείπω (elleípō, “I leave out, omit”). By surface analysis, ellipse + -tic.
An elliptical function, equation, path, etc.
Where this word comes from
From Ancient Greek ἐλλειπτικός (elleiptikós), from ἐλλείπω (elleípō, “I leave out, omit”). By surface analysis, ellipse + -tic.
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