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ellipse

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Main Entry: el·lipse
Pronunciation: \i-ˈlips, e-\
Function: noun
Etymology: Greek elleipsis
Date: circa 1753

1 a : oval b : a closed plane curve generated by a point moving in such a way that the sums of its distances from two fixed points is a constant : a plane section of a right circular cone that is a closed curve
2 : ellipsis


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