Ellipse

Pronunciation: /ɪˈlɪps/

Ellipse (noun)

  1. A closed curve shape that looks like a stretched circle.
  2. A set of points where the sum of distances from two fixed points is constant.

Examples

  • The artist drew an ellipse on the canvas.
  • The garden path was designed in the shape of an ellipse.

Common collocations: draw an ellipse, oval ellipse, solve for the ellipse, ellipse equation, focus of the ellipse

Synonyms of Ellipse

Formal