ellipticity
111elliptic — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to or having the form of an ellipse. DERIVATIVES ellipticity noun …
112elliptical — ► ADJECTIVE 1) another term for ELLIPTIC(Cf. ↑ellipticity). 2) (of speech or text) using or involving ellipsis, especially so as to be difficult to understand. DERIVATIVES elliptically adverb …
113elliptically — elliptical ► ADJECTIVE 1) another term for ELLIPTIC(Cf. ↑ellipticity). 2) (of speech or text) using or involving ellipsis, especially so as to be difficult to understand. DERIVATIVES elliptically adverb …
114bulginess — noun the property possessed by a rounded convexity • Syn: ↑roundedness • Derivationally related forms: ↑bulgy, ↑rounded (for: ↑roundedness) • Hypernyms: ↑convexit …
115egg-shaped — adjective rounded like an egg • Syn: ↑elliptic, ↑elliptical, ↑oval, ↑oval shaped, ↑ovate, ↑oviform, ↑ovoid, ↑prolate • Similar to: ↑ …
116elliptic — adj. (also elliptical) of, relating to, or having the form of an ellipse or ellipsis. Derivatives: elliptically adv. ellipticity n. Etymology: Gk elleiptikos defective f. elleipo (as ELLIPSE) …
117elliptical — adjective 1. rounded like an egg • Syn: ↑egg shaped, ↑elliptic, ↑oval, ↑oval shaped, ↑ovate, ↑oviform, ↑ovoid, ↑prolate • Similar to …
118oval-shaped — adjective rounded like an egg • Syn: ↑egg shaped, ↑elliptic, ↑elliptical, ↑oval, ↑ovate, ↑oviform, ↑ovoid, ↑prolate • Similar to: ↑ …
119roundedness — noun the property possessed by a rounded convexity • Syn: ↑bulginess • Derivationally related forms: ↑bulgy (for: ↑bulginess), ↑rounded • Hypernyms: ↑convexity, ↑ …
120el|lip|som|e|ter — «ih lihp SOM uh tuhr», noun. an instrument for measuring ellipticity, used especially to determine the thicknesses of extremely thin films …
