Definitions
a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it
Word origin
From French ellipse. Learned borrowing from Latin ellīpsis, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ἔλλειψις (élleipsis). Doublet of ellipsis.
Used in a sentence
“Near-synonym: oval (synonymous in non-technical use)”
“In B's response to A's question:- (A: Would you like to go out?, B: I'd love to), the words that are ellipsed are go out.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Oval curve”7 letters
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