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ellipsograph

noun

Etymology

From ellipse + -o- + -graph.

  1. derived from ἔλλειψις
  2. learned borrowing from ellīpsis
  3. borrowed from ellipse
  4. formed as ellipsograph — “ellipse + -o- + -graph”

Definitions

  1. A mechanical instrument used to trace out an ellipse.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA