What is "ellipse" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does ellipse mean in English? Meaning of ellipse definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "ellipse" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "ellipse": a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it

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  • Meaning: a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it
  • Example: the sums of the distances from the foci to any point on an ellipse is constant
  • Synonyms: ellipse oval
  • Hyponyms: circle
  • Hypernyms: conic conic section
  • Synonyms:

    trajectory, arc, arch, contour, loop, swerve, sweep, hairpin, crook, bend, whorl, ambit, concavity, circle, quirk, curvature, festoon, bight, compass, circumference, bow, turn, circuit, vault, round, chord, horseshoe, hyperbola, ogee, helix, flexure, curlicue, parabola, meniscus, camber, half-moon, catenary, incurvature, incurvation, sinuosity, curvation, rondure, trajectory, rotation, pattern, path, apogee, track, curve, course, circle, locus, lap, round, cycle, perigee, circumgyration,

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    ellipse in English: ellipse
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