Meaning of ELLIPTICAL
Pronunciation: | | i'liptikul
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- [adj] characterized by extreme economy of expression or omission of superfluous elements; "the dialogue is elliptic and full of dark hints"; "the explanation was concise, even elliptical to the verge of obscurity"- H.O.Taylor
- [adj] rounded like an egg
- [adj] containing or characterized by ellipsis; "the clause of comparison is often elliptical"- G.O.Curme
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| Synonyms: | | concise, egg-shaped, elliptic, elliptic, oval, ovate, oviform, ovoid, prolate, rounded |
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| Related Terms: | | abbreviated, abridged, abstracted, aposiopestic, bell-like, bell-shaped, bobbed, brief, brusque, campaniform, campanular, campanulate, capsule, capsulized, clipped, close, compact, compendious, compressed, concise, condensed, contracted, crisp, cropped, curt, curtailed, cut, cut short, digested, docked, elided, ellipsoid, elliptic, elongated, epigrammatic, gnomic, laconic, mowed, mown, nipped, oblong, oblongated, oblongitudinal, parabolic, pithy, pointed, pollard, polled, pruned, reaped, rectangular, reserved, saucer-shaped, sententious, shaved, sheared, short, short and sweet, short-cut, shortened, snub, snubbed, Spartan, succinct, summary, synopsized, taciturn, terse, tight, to the point, trimmed, truncated |
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