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What is the adjective for ellipsis?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verbs ellipse and ellipt which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

elliptic

(geometry) Of or pertaining to an ellipse.
(mathematics) Of or pertaining to a broad field of mathematics that originates from the problem of calculating arc lengths of an ellipse.
(mathematics) That has coefficients satisfying a condition analogous to the condition for the general equation for a conic section to be of an ellipse.
(botany) Oval, with a short or no point.
Synonyms:

elliptical, ovate, ovoid, ellipsoidal, ovoidal, oviform, oblong, egg-shaped, ovaloid, ooid, oval, ellipsoid, obovate, elongated, long, elongate, rectangular, ovaliform … more

Examples:

“He worked on geodesy but became interested in conformal map projections where he invented a quincuncial map projection using elliptic functions.”

“Hermite made important contributions to number theory and algebra, orthogonal polynomials, and elliptic functions.”

“These turned out to be doubly periodic functions and are called elliptic functions.”

elliptical

In a shape of, or reminding of, an ellipse; oval.
Of, or showing ellipsis; having a word or words omitted.
(of speech) Concise, condensed.
(mathematics) Elliptic.
Synonyms:

oval, egg-shaped, ovate, ovoid, ellipsoidal, elliptic, oviform, ovoidal, obovate, elongated, oblong, ovaloid, ooid, ellipsoid, long, elongate, rectangular, ovaliform, brief, concise, terse, succinct, compact, pithy, laconic, compendious, summary, crisp, epigrammatic, curt, aphoristic, thumbnail, monosyllabic, apothegmatic, condensed, capsule, sententious, telegraphic, clipped, sparing, economic, concentrated, short, short and sweet, to the point, breviloquent, compendiary, synoptic, pointed … more

Examples:

“They are often elliptical in shape, but sometimes possess hexagonal outlines.”

“Cocteau, he added, protected his speech with short, tense and elliptical lines which formed a barrier between himself and the reader.”

“The meaning of this elliptical message was that if the Jin were defeated, then the Song would soon feel the full fury of the Mongols.”

ellipsoid

Shaped like an ellipse; elliptical.
(mathematics) Of or pertaining to an ellipse; elliptic.
(botany) Having the tridimensional shape of an ellipse rotated on its long axis.
Synonyms:

ovate, ovoid, elliptical, elliptic, ellipsoidal, oval, ovoidal, oviform, ovaloid, oblong, ooid, egg-shaped, obovate, elongated, long, elongate, rectangular, ovaliform … more

ellipsoidal

Alternative form of ellipsoid
(mathematics) Of or pertaining to an ellipsoid.
Synonyms:

ovate, ovoid, elliptical, elliptic, oval, ovoidal, oviform, ovaloid, oblong, ooid, ellipsoid, egg-shaped, obovate, elongated, long, elongate, rectangular, ovaliform … more

Examples:

“He used them to transform Laplace's equation into ellipsoidal coordinates and so separate the variables and solve the resulting equation.”

“A primary concave parabolic mirror converges the light to one focus of a concave ellipsoidal mirror.”

“The particles may have any shape or size, but they are generally spherical, ellipsoidal, polyhedral, or irregular in shape.”

elliptocytic

Relating to elliptocytes.

elliptick

Archaic spelling of elliptic.

ellipsed

simple past tense and past participle of ellipse

ellipsing

present participle of ellipse

ellipted

simple past tense and past participle of ellipt

ellipting

present participle of ellipt

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