Elliptical may mean:
* having the shape of an
ellipse
In mathematics, an ellipse is a plane curve surrounding two focus (geometry), focal points, such that for all points on the curve, the sum of the two distances to the focal points is a constant. It generalizes a circle, which is the special ty ...
, or more broadly, any
oval shape
** in botany, having an
elliptic leaf shape
** of aircraft wings, having an
elliptical planform
* characterised by
ellipsis
The ellipsis (, also known informally as dot dot dot) is a series of dots that indicates an intentional omission of a word, sentence, or whole section from a text without altering its original meaning. The plural is ellipses. The term origin ...
(the omission of words), or by
concision
Concision (also called brevity, laconicism, or conciseness) is a writing principle of eliminating redundancy.UNT Writing Lab. "Concision, Clarity, and Cohesion." Accessed June 19, 2012Link./ref> For example, this:
* "It is a fact that most argum ...
more broadly
* an
elliptical trainer, an exercise machine
See also
*
Ellipse (disambiguation)
*
Ellipsis (disambiguation)
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