ELLIPTIC Meaning of ELLIPTIC in English adj. (also elliptical) of, relating to, or having the form of an ellipse or ellipsis. elliptically adv. ellipticity n.[ Gk elleiptikos defective f. elleipo (as ELLIPSE) ] Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012