SEMIELLIPSE


Meaning of SEMIELLIPSE in English

— semielliptic /sem'ee i lip"tik, sem'uy-/ , semielliptical , adj.

/sem'ee i lips", sem'uy-/ , n. Geom.

a half ellipse, usually one containing both ends of the major axis.

[ 1725-35; SEMI- + ELLIPSE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .