Antonyms for ellipses


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


Definition of ellipses

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
  • As in figure of speech : noun turn of expression
Example sentences :
  • Hence the probability that all the orbits are ellipses is overwhelming.
  • Extract from : « Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. I » by Herbert Spencer
  • By supplying the ellipses we can often discover the errors in a sentence, if there are any.
  • Extract from : « The Verbalist » by Thomas Embly Osmun, (AKA Alfred Ayres)
  • Man forms the idea of an ellipse, and ascertains the laws of ellipses.
  • Extract from : « Christianity As A Mystical Fact » by Rudolf Steiner
  • They are ovals, or, to speak in technical language, "ellipses."
  • Extract from : « Astronomy of To-day » by Cecil G. Dolmage
  • The book uses em-dashes as ellipses at the ends of sentences.
  • Extract from : « The Making of a Prig » by Evelyn Sharp
  • The ellipses of the planets have been and always will be nearly circular.
  • Extract from : « Letters on Astronomy » by Denison Olmsted
  • This point indicates the center of all ellipses to be drawn.
  • Extract from : « The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 » by Various
  • Their ellipses elongate and flatten again to the semblance of circles.
  • Extract from : « First and Last » by H. Belloc
  • The orbits of comets are ellipses that are greatly elongated or parabolas.
  • Extract from : « Astronomy for Young Folks » by Isabel Martin Lewis
  • There are many kinds of Ellipses in Homer; the effect of the figure is quickness.
  • Extract from : « Essays and Miscellanies » by Plutarch

Synonyms for ellipses

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