Definition of Ellipse. Meaning of Ellipse. Synonyms of Ellipse

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Definition of Ellipse

Ellipse
Ellipse El*lipse", n. [Gr. ?, prop., a defect, the inclination of the ellipse to the base of the cone being in defect when compared with that of the side to the base: cf. F. ellipse. See Ellipsis.] 1. (Geom.) An oval or oblong figure, bounded by a regular curve, which corresponds to an oblique projection of a circle, or an oblique section of a cone through its opposite sides. The greatest diameter of the ellipse is the major axis, and the least diameter is the minor axis. See Conic section, under Conic, and cf. Focus. 2. (Gram.) Omission. See Ellipsis. 3. The elliptical orbit of a planet. The Sun flies forward to his brother Sun; The dark Earth follows wheeled in her ellipse. --Tennyson.

Meaning of Ellipse from wikipedia

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- In geometry, the major axis of an ellipse is its longest diameter: a line segment that runs through the center and both foci, with ends at the two most...
- the n-ellipse is a generalization of the ellipse allowing more than two foci.n-ellipses go by numerous other names, including multifocal ellipse, polyellipse...
- velocities vary. The three laws state that: The orbit of a planet is an ellipse with the Sun at one of the two foci. A line segment joining a planet and...
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- great ellipse is an ellipse p****ing through two points on a spheroid and having the same center as that of the spheroid. Equivalently, it is an ellipse on...