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ellipse

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of ellipse

a shape that resembles a flattened circle

The teacher drew an ellipse on the chalkboard that intended to illustrate the moon's orbit around the Earth.

Synonyms and Near Synonyms of ellipse

egg, loop, oval, spheroid

ball, globe, orb, sphere

circle, circlet, cirque, ring, ringlet, rondure, round, roundel

chunk, clump, gob, hunk, lump, nugget, wad

Antonyms and Near Antonyms of ellipse

block, cube, rectangle, square

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