English-Thai Dictionary

elliptical

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

 

ellipticity

N การเบี่ยงเบน จาก วงกลม ขอ งวง รูปไข่ วัด เป็น องศา 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ELLIPTIC, ELLIPTICAL

a.Pertaining to an ellipsis; having the form of an ellipse; oval. The plants move in elliptical orbits, having the sun in one focus, and by a radius from the sun, they describe equal areas in equal times.
1. Defective; as an elliptical phrase.

 

ELLIPTICALLY

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

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ELLIPTIC; ELLIPTICAL

El *lip "tic, El *lip "tic *al, a. Etym: [Gr. elliptique. See Ellipsis. ]

 

1. Of or pertaining to an ellipse; having the form of an ellipse; oblong, with rounded ends. The planets move in elliptic orbits. Cheyne.

 

2. Having a part omitted; as, an elliptical phrase. Elliptic chuck. See under Chuck. -- Elliptic compasses, an instrument arranged for drawing ellipses. -- Elliptic function. (Math. ) See Function. -- Elliptic integral. (Math. ) See Integral. -- Elliptic polarization. See under Polarization.

 

ELLIPTICALLY

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

 

1. In the form of an ellipse.

 

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

 

ELLIPTICITY

El `lip *tic "i *ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. ellipticité.]

 

Defn: Deviation of an ellipse or a spheroid from the form of a circle or a sphere; especially, in reference to the figure of the earth, the difference between the equatorial and polar semidiameters, divided by the equatorial; thus, the ellipticity of the earth is

 

Note: Some writers use ellipticity as the ratio of the difference of the two semiaxes to the minor axis, instead of the major. Nichol.

 

ELLIPTIC-LANCEOLATE

ELLIPTIC-LANCEOLATE El *lip "tic-lan "ce *o *late, a. (Bot. )

 

Defn: Having a form intermediate between elliptic and lanceolate.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

elliptic

el lip tic |iˈliptik əˈlɪptɪk | ▶adjective of, relating to, or having the form of an ellipse. ORIGIN early 18th cent.: from Greek elleiptikos ‘defective, ’ from elleipein ‘leave out, fall short. ’

 

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

 

ellipticity

el lip tic i ty |iˌlipˈtisitē, ˌelip- əˌlɪpˈtɪsədi | ▶noun the condition of being elliptic.

 

Oxford Dictionary

elliptic

el ¦lip |tic |ɪˈlɪptɪk | ▶adjective relating to or having the form of an ellipse. DERIVATIVES ellipticity |ɛlɪpˈtɪsɪti |noun ORIGIN early 18th cent.: from Greek elleiptikos ‘defective ’, from elleipein ‘leave out, fall short ’.

 

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.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

elliptic

el lip tic -ti cal /ɪlɪ́ptɪk //-tɪk (ə )l /形容詞 1 楕円 （だえん ）(形 )の .2 ｟かたく ｠〈言葉 文章などが 〉間接的な, 直接的でない, あいまいな .～́ ò rbit 楕円軌道 .el l í p ti cal ly 副詞