elliptic

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Of or pertaining to an ellipse.

   • In this chapter, the history of solving elliptic problems by direct marching methods is reviewed.
2. 2

   Of or pertaining to a broad field of mathematics that originates from the problem of…

   Of or pertaining to a broad field of mathematics that originates from the problem of calculating arc lengths of an ellipse.

   • elliptic integral
   • elliptic function
   • elliptic curve
3. 3

   That has coefficients satisfying a condition analogous to the condition for the general…

   That has coefficients satisfying a condition analogous to the condition for the general equation for a conic section to be of an ellipse.

   • elliptic partial differential equation
   • elliptic operator
   • elliptic regularity
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   1. 4

      Oval, with a short or no point.

   2. 5

      Of, or showing ellipsis

      Of, or showing ellipsis; having a word or words omitted; elliptical.

      • The message, which is elliptic, could be spelled out as: (Hello) Olive. This is Julian. I am here until you want to ring me.
   3. 6

      An elliptical function, equation, path, etc.

      • The Planetary Paths I trace, / Exploring Realms of boundleſs Space; / Elliptics, Angles, Cubes, and Curves, / In me ſupply the Place of Nerves; […]
      • Two men were smoking over a bottle of wine at one table; they were talking of parabolics and elliptics, and describing diagrams on the table with a wet finger; […]

The neighborhood

• neighborelliptical
• neighborelliptically