Elliptical
41elliptical — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. oval, egg shaped; condensed, cut, lacunal. See rotundity, shortness. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Having the form of an ellipse] Syn. oval, ovoid, egg shaped; see oblong . 2. [Marked by omissions in… …
42elliptical — el|lip|ti|cal [ ı lıptıkl ] adjective 1. ) suggesting what you mean rather than saying or writing it clearly 2. ) shaped like an ELLIPSE …
43elliptical — adj. oval, egg shaped; containing ellipsis …
44elliptical — adjective 1》 (of speech or text) using or involving ellipsis (omission of words), especially so as to be difficult to understand. 2》 another term for elliptic. Derivatives elliptically adverb …
45elliptical — a. See elliptic …
46elliptical — adj 1. oval, ovate, ovoid, egg shaped, curved. 2.(all of speech and writing) economic, terse, laconic, concise, succinct, concentrated, compact, neat. 3.(all of speech and writing) ambiguous, abstruse, cryptic, obscure, recondite, mysterious …
47elliptical — el·lip·ti·cal …
48elliptical — UK [ɪˈlɪptɪk(ə)l] / US adjective 1) suggesting what you mean rather than saying or writing it clearly 2) maths shaped like an ellipse …
49elliptical — [ɪˈlɪptɪk(ə)l] adj in the shape of a circle that is longer than it is wide …
50elliptical — el•lip•ti•cal [[t]ɪˈlɪp tɪ kəl[/t]] adj. Also, el•lip′tic. 1) pertaining to or having the form of an ellipse 2) gram. pertaining to or marked by grammatical ellipsis 3) a) rht characterized by extreme economy of expression in speech or writing b) …