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Antonyms for ellipse

Grammar : Noun
Spell : ih-lips
Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈlɪps


Definition of ellipse

Origin :
  • 1753, from French ellipse (17c.), from Latin ellipsis "ellipse," also, "a falling short, deficit," from Greek elleipsis (see ellipsis). So called because the conic section of the cutting plane makes a smaller angle with the base than does the side of the cone, hence, a "falling short." First applied by Apollonius of Perga (3c. B.C.E.).
  • As in orbit : noun circuit, revolution
  • As in curve : noun arched, rounded line or object
Example sentences :
  • These marks will then represent the diameter of the ellipse across its major axis.
  • Extract from : « Practical Mechanics for Boys » by J. S. Zerbe
  • It is not allowed to move exactly in an ellipse, nor is the earth exactly in the focus.
  • Extract from : « Great Astronomers » by R. S. Ball
  • Now it is remarkable that this apparent path is still an ellipse.
  • Extract from : « Great Astronomers » by R. S. Ball
  • These points are your centers for scribing the long sides of the ellipse.
  • Extract from : « Carpentry for Boys » by J. S. Zerbe
  • The other two being intersected at an angle, will each be an ellipse.
  • Extract from : « The Theory and Practice of Perspective » by George Adolphus Storey
  • Is the orbit that of an ellipse, or a circle, or a parabola?
  • Extract from : « Aether and Gravitation » by William George Hooper
  • The earth's orbit is an ellipse, one of the foci of which is occupied by the sun.
  • Extract from : « Fragments of science, V. 1-2 » by John Tyndall
  • Man forms the idea of an ellipse, and ascertains the laws of ellipses.
  • Extract from : « Christianity As A Mystical Fact » by Rudolf Steiner
  • The ellipse described by the planet is consequently not invariable.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Heavens » by Robert Stawell Ball
  • From the observations of the planet the ellipse in which it moves can be ascertained.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Heavens » by Robert Stawell Ball

Synonyms for ellipse

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