el·líptic

Catalan

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin ellīpticus, from Ancient Greek ἐλλειπτικός (elleiptikós, “defective”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

el·líptic (feminine el·líptica, masculine plural el·líptics, feminine plural el·líptiques)

  1. (geometry) elliptic, elliptical (in the shape of an ellipse)
  2. (grammar) elliptic (having words omitted)

Derived terms

  • el·lipticitat

Further reading

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