English-Thai Dictionary

elliptical

A ที่ เป็น รูปไข่ วงรี  เกี่ยวกับ การเขียน หรือ พูด ที่ ย่อ สั้น เกินไป ทำให้ ไม่ชัด เจน  elliptic

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ELLIPTICALLY

adv. According to the figure called an ellipsis. 1. Defectively.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ELLIPTICALLY

ELLIPTICALLY El *lip "tic *al *ly, adv.

 

1. In the form of an ellipse.

 

2. With a part omitted; as, elliptically expressed.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

elliptical

el lip ti cal |iˈliptikəl ɪˈlɪptɪkl | ▶adjective 1 (of speech or writing ) using or involving ellipsis, esp. so as to be difficult to understand: an elliptical lyrical style. 2 another term for elliptic. DERIVATIVES el lip ti cal ly |-(ə )lē |adverb

 

Oxford Dictionary

elliptical

el ¦lip |tic ¦al |ɪˈlɪptɪk (ə )l | ▶adjective 1 (of speech or writing ) using or involving ellipsis, especially so as to be difficult to understand. 2 another term for elliptic. DERIVATIVES elliptically adverb

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

elliptical

elliptical adjective 1 an elliptical shape: oval, egg-shaped, elliptic, ovate, ovoid, oviform, ellipsoidal. 2 elliptical phraseology: cryptic, abstruse, ambiguous, obscure, oblique, Delphic; terse, concise, succinct, compact, economic, laconic, sparing, abridged.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

elliptical

elliptical adjective 1 an elliptical orbit: oval, egg-shaped, elliptic, ovate, ovoid, oviform, ellipsoidal; technical obovate. 2 the elliptical phraseology of the law: terse, concise, succinct, compact, economic, brief, laconic, sparing, pithy, curt, clipped; abstruse, cryptic, ambiguous, obscure, incomprehensible, unfathomable, oblique, recondite, Delphic. ANTONYMS clear, direct.