ELLIPSE


Meaning of ELLIPSE in English

/ ɪˈlɪps; NAmE / noun

( technical ) a regular oval shape, like a circle that has been squeezed on two sides

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WORD ORIGIN

late 17th cent.: via French from Latin ellipsis , from Greek elleipsis , from elleipein leave out.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.