What is another word for ellipse?
Pronunciation:
[ ɪlˈɪps], [ ɪlˈɪps], [ ɪ_l_ˈɪ_p_s]
Synonyms for Ellipse:
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n.
• curve- Curvation ,
- Helices ,
- Helixes ,
- Menisci ,
- Meniscuses ,
- Ogee ,
- Parabolas ,
- Rondure ,
- Sinuosities ,
- ambit ,
- arch ,
- bend ,
- bight ,
- camber ,
- cambers ,
- catenaries ,
- chord ,
- chords ,
- circumference ,
- compass ,
- concavity ,
- contour ,
- curlicue ,
- curlicues ,
- curvature ,
- flexure ,
- flexures ,
- hairpin ,
- half-moon ,
- half-moons ,
- halfmoon ,
- helix ,
- horseshoe ,
- horseshoes ,
- hyperbolas ,
- incurvation ,
- incurvature ,
- loop ,
- meniscus ,
- ogees ,
- quirk ,
- sinuosity ,
- sweep ,
- swerve ,
- trajectory ,
- turn ,
- vault ,
- whorl .
- oval .
Other synonyms:
- orbit .
Other relevant words:
- Catacaustic ,
- Conchoid ,
- Diacaustic ,
- Ellipses ,
- Lituus ,
- apogee ,
- arc ,
- ball ,
- balloon ,
- band ,
- bow ,
- bowl ,
- bubble ,
- bulge ,
- catenary ,
- caustic ,
- circle ,
- circuit ,
- circumvention ,
- coil ,
- cone ,
- conic ,
- conic section ,
- crescent ,
- crook ,
- curl ,
- curve ,
- cycloid ,
- ellipsis ,
- ellipsoid ,
- ellipticity ,
- epicycle ,
- epicycloid ,
- festoon ,
- hook ,
- hyperbola ,
- oblong ,
- oblongs ,
- omission ,
- ovals ,
- ovoid ,
- ovule ,
- parabola ,
- plane curve ,
- quadrant ,
- ring ,
- round ,
- sector ,
- semicircle ,
- sextant ,
- sinus ,
- tracery .
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How to use "Ellipse" in context?
An ellipse is a type of curve that is formed by the intersection of two circles with a common center. It is a two-dimensional shape that is characterized by extreme sharpness of the arc corners. An ellipse can be defined by its major and minor axis, which represent the longest and shortest distances from the center to the two radii that are drawn from the center.
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