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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieselliptique
Pronunciation / Transliteration: elip-tik
"L'orbite de la planète est elliptique."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Having the shape of an ellipse; oval.
"The planet's orbit is elliptical, causing it to be closer to the sun at certain times of the year."
- 1
A sentence or phrase that omits certain words, making it concise.
"The elliptical construction in his speech made it more impactful by leaving out unnecessary details."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'elliptical' originates from the late Middle English term 'ellipticus', which comes from the Latin 'ellipticus', derived from the Greek 'elleiptikos', meaning 'falling short'. The term evolved to describe shapes that resemble an ellipse, particularly in geometry and linguistics.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Elliptical" is said worldwide
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elliptique
Transliteration: elip-tik
"L'orbite de la planète est elliptique."
elliptisch
Transliteration: el-lip-tisch
"Die Umlaufbahn des Planeten ist elliptisch."
ellittico
Transliteration: el-lit-ti-co
"L'orbita del pianeta è ellittica."
elíptico
Transliteration: e-lip-ti-co
"La órbita del planeta es elíptica."
elíptico
Transliteration: e-lip-ti-co
"A órbita do planeta é elíptica."
अंडाकार
Transliteration: andaakar
"ग्रह की कक्षा अंडाकार है।"
椭圆的
Transliteration: tuǒyuán de
"行星的轨道是椭圆的。"
타원형의
Transliteration: tawonhyeong-ui
"행성의 궤도는 타원형입니다."
楕円形の
Transliteration: daenkei no
"惑星の軌道は楕円形です。"
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