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Elliptical :: Elliptical (a.) Of or pertaining to an ellipse; having the form of an ellipse; oblong, with rounded ends..

Amplitude :: Amplitude (n.) An angle upon which the value of some function depends; -- a term used more especially in connection with elliptic functions.

Silence :: Silence (interj.) Be silent; -- used elliptically for let there be silence, or keep silence..

Spiracle :: Spiracle (n.) One of the external openings communicating with the air tubes or tracheae of insects, myriapods, and arachnids. They are variable in number, and are usually situated on the sides of the thorax and abdomen, a pair to a segment. These openings are usually elliptical, and capable of being closed. See Illust. under Coleoptera..

Done :: Done (infinitive.) It is done or agreed; let it be a match or bargain; -- used elliptically.

Racket :: Racket (n.) A thin strip of wood, having the ends brought together, forming a somewhat elliptical hoop, across which a network of catgut or cord is stretched. It is furnished with a handle, and is used for catching or striking a ball in tennis and similar games..

Ellipse :: Ellipse (n.) The elliptical orbit of a planet.

Pelta :: Pelta (n.) A small shield, especially one of an approximately elliptic form, or crescent-shaped..

Prior :: Prior (a.) Preceding in the order of time; former; antecedent; anterior; previous; as, a prior discovery; prior obligation; -- used elliptically in cases like the following: he lived alone [in the time] prior to his marriage..

But :: But (adv. & conj.) Excepting or excluding the fact that; save that; were it not that; unless; -- elliptical, for but that..

That :: That (pron., a., conj., & adv.) In an elliptical sentence to introduce a dependent sentence expressing a wish, or a cause of surprise, indignation, or the like..

Pleurosigma :: Pleurosigma (n.) A genus of diatoms of elongated elliptical shape, but having the sides slightly curved in the form of a letter S. Pleurosigma angulatum has very fine striations, and is a favorite object for testing the high powers of microscopes..

Elliptical :: Elliptical (a.) Having a part omitted; as, an elliptical phrase..

Elliptic-lanceolate :: Elliptic-lanceolate (a.) Having a form intermediate between elliptic and lanceolate.

Hanse :: Hanse (n.) That part of an elliptical or many-centered arch which has the shorter radius and immediately adjoins the impost.

Instant :: Instant (a.) A day of the present or current month; as, the sixth instant; -- an elliptical expression equivalent to the sixth of the month instant, i. e., the current month. See Instant, a., 3..

Ellipticity :: Ellipticity (n.) 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 /..

Oval :: Oval (a.) Having the figure of an egg; oblong and curvilinear, with one end broader than the other, or with both ends of about the same breadth; in popular usage, elliptical..

To :: To (prep.) In many phrases, and in connection with many other words, to has a pregnant meaning, or is used elliptically..

Elliptically :: Elliptically (adv.) With a part omitted; as, elliptically expressed..

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