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8 Letter Words for Elliptic
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Definitions for Elliptic
[1] pertaining to or having the form of an ellipse.
[2] pertaining to or marked by grammatical ellipsis.
[3] (of speech or writing) expressed with extreme or excessive economy; relieved of irrelevant matter: to converse in elliptical sentences.
[4] (of a style of speaking or writing) tending to be ambiguous, cryptic, or obscure: an elliptical prose that is difficult to translate.
[5] Astronomy . elliptical galaxy.
[6] relating to or having the shape of an ellipse
[7] relating to or resulting from ellipsis
[8] (of speech, literary style, etc) very condensed or concise, often so as to be obscure or ambiguous circumlocutory or long-winded
Words related to Elliptic
allumpy, asymmetrical, elliptical, jagged, craggy, unbalanced, bent, eccentric, wobbly, variable, rough, aberrant, ovoid, oblong, amorphous, broken, cockeyed, crooked, devious, disproportionate
Words nearby Elliptic
alelliptic function, elliptic geometry, elliptic integral, elliptic paraboloid, elliptic spring, elliptical, elliptical amputation, elliptical galaxy, elliptical light, elliptical polarization, elliptical trainer
Origin of Elliptic
al1650–60; < Greek elleiptik(ós ) defective (see ellipsis, -tic) + -al1
Other words from Elliptic
el·lip·ti·cal·ness , noun
non·el·lip·tic , adjective
non·el·lip·ti·cal , adjective
non·el·lip·ti·cal·ly , adverb
o·ver·el·lip·ti·cal , adjective
o·ver·el·lip·ti·cal·ly , adverb
sub·el·lip·tic , adjective
sub·el·lip·ti·cal , adjective
un·el·lip·ti·cal , adjective
Synonyms for Elliptic
asymmetrical, craggy, elliptical, jagged, lumpy, unbalanced, aberrant, bent, eccentric, rough, variable, wobbly, amorphous, broken, cockeyed, crooked, devious, disproportionate, hilly, lopsided, meandering, not uniform, notched, off-balance, off-center, out of proportion, pitted, protuberant, scarred, serrate, serrated, unaligned, unequal, unsymmetrical, zigzagged