ellipticaladj.

/ɛˈlɪptɪkəl/

Etymology: < elliptic adj. + -al suffix¹.

a. That has the form of an ellipse; pertaining to ellipses.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > curvature > roundness > [adjective] > oval or elliptical

avelong1440

wrongc1440

oval1561

ellipsical1571

elliptical1656

round-long1663

elliptic1715

ovated1752

ovate1760

ovoid1776

ellipsoidal1831

dromic1850

oliviform1857

ellipsoid1861

vesical1865

dromical1875

the world > relative properties > number > geometry > curve > [adjective] > of conic section > elliptical

ellipsical1571

elliptical1656

elliptic1715

the world > relative properties > number > geometry > shape or figure > [adjective] > two-dimensional > elliptical

ellipsical1571

elliptical1656

elliptic1715

1656 T. Hobbes Six Lessons v. 45 in Elements Philos. The Cone described by the subtense of the..Elliptical Line.

1755 B. Martin Mag. Arts & Sci. i. v. 23 They all move in Orbits, which are more or less oval, or (as the Astronomers call it) Elliptical.

1814 J. Playfair Outl. Nat. Philos. II. i. x. 185 The orbit of the fourth satellite is sensibly elliptical.

1831 D. Brewster Treat. Optics xxvii. 225 I have been enabled to refer all the phenomena of the action of metals to a new species of polarisation, which I have called elliptical polarisation.

1878 T. H. Huxley Physiography (ed. 2) xx. 354 In the great elliptical path of the earth the sun occupies one of these foci.

b. elliptical compasses: = elliptic compasses. †elliptical dial, a small pocket-dial (Kersey). Also in Bailey 1721–90, Chambers 1751.

2. Grammar. Of sentences and phrases: Defective, lacking a word or words which must be supplied to complete the sense. Of style, etc.: Characterized by ellipsis.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > conciseness > [adjective] > elliptical

ecliptical1583

ellipsed1607

elliptical1778

telegraphic1848

telegrammic1858

telegraphese1927

1778 R. Lowth Isaiah (ed. 12) 313 (note) It was necessary to add a word or two in the version to supply the elliptical expression of the Hebrew.

1828 R. Whately Rhetoric in Encycl. Metrop. 284/1 Aristotle's Style..is frequently so elliptical as to be dry and obscure.

1848 J. S. Mill Princ. Polit. Econ. I. i. iii. §1. 57 Production, and productive, are..elliptical expressions, involving the idea of a something produced.

1884 Traill in Macmillan's Mag. Oct. 441/1 Carlyle's violently elliptical manner.

3. Omitted by ellipsis.Apparently an isolated use.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > other grammatical categories or concepts > [adjective] > omitted by ellipsis

elliptical1829

understood1848

elliptic-

1829 W. Duncan Greek Test. Pref. He has given at the foot of the page..many of the principal elliptical words.

Compounds

elliptical-lanceolate adj.

ΚΠ

1839 J. Lindley School Bot. iv. 34 Leaves elliptical lanceolate.

Draft additions March 2006

elliptical trainer n. originally U.S. an exercise machine resembling an exercise bicycle with no saddle, on which the two pedals move in the figure of an ellipse when operated by the user's feet, and which is designed to reduce joint stress caused by the impact of the foot on a hard surface.

ΚΠ

1997 Wisconsin State Jrnl. 26 Jan. 10 g/4 Elliptical trainers,..a combination of ski, treadmill and climbing machines, offer a more gentle rotation for tender and tired body joints.

1999 Sunday Times (Nexis) 25 Apr. Try to use an EFX Precor elliptical trainer (a cross between a bike and stepper) to keep your cardio workouts going, without putting pressure on your injury.

2001 Cosmopolitan Dec. 84/1 Rather than any one injury, repeated minor stresses—misusing anything from weights to elliptical trainers—are most often to blame.

Draft additions March 2006

elliptical machine n. originally U.S. = elliptical trainer n. at Additions.

ΚΠ

1996 N.Y. Times 21 Aug. c3/5 Cross Conditioning Systems..has teamed with Reebok..to make the first elliptical machine that also works the upper body.

2005 Spectator (Hamilton, Ont.) (Nexis) 8 Sept. g6 Good exercises include an exercise bike or an elliptical machine or any low-impact cardiovascular activity.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	elliptical
释义	ellipticaladj. /ɛˈlɪptɪkəl/ Etymology: < elliptic adj. + -al suffix¹. 1. a. That has the form of an ellipse; pertaining to ellipses. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > roundness > [adjective] > oval or elliptical avelong1440 wrongc1440 oval1561 ellipsical1571 elliptical1656 round-long1663 elliptic1715 ovated1752 ovate1760 ovoid1776 ellipsoidal1831 dromic1850 oliviform1857 ellipsoid1861 vesical1865 dromical1875 the world > relative properties > number > geometry > curve > [adjective] > of conic section > elliptical ellipsical1571 elliptical1656 elliptic1715 the world > relative properties > number > geometry > shape or figure > [adjective] > two-dimensional > elliptical ellipsical1571 elliptical1656 elliptic1715 1656 T. Hobbes Six Lessons v. 45 in Elements Philos. The Cone described by the subtense of the..Elliptical Line. 1755 B. Martin Mag. Arts & Sci. i. v. 23 They all move in Orbits, which are more or less oval, or (as the Astronomers call it) Elliptical. 1814 J. Playfair Outl. Nat. Philos. II. i. x. 185 The orbit of the fourth satellite is sensibly elliptical. 1831 D. Brewster Treat. Optics xxvii. 225 I have been enabled to refer all the phenomena of the action of metals to a new species of polarisation, which I have called elliptical polarisation. 1878 T. H. Huxley Physiography (ed. 2) xx. 354 In the great elliptical path of the earth the sun occupies one of these foci. b. elliptical compasses: = elliptic compasses. †elliptical dial, a small pocket-dial (Kersey). Also in Bailey 1721–90, Chambers 1751. 2. Grammar. Of sentences and phrases: Defective, lacking a word or words which must be supplied to complete the sense. Of style, etc.: Characterized by ellipsis. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > conciseness > [adjective] > elliptical ecliptical1583 ellipsed1607 elliptical1778 telegraphic1848 telegrammic1858 telegraphese1927 1778 R. Lowth Isaiah (ed. 12) 313 (note) It was necessary to add a word or two in the version to supply the elliptical expression of the Hebrew. 1828 R. Whately Rhetoric in Encycl. Metrop. 284/1 Aristotle's Style..is frequently so elliptical as to be dry and obscure. 1848 J. S. Mill Princ. Polit. Econ. I. i. iii. §1. 57 Production, and productive, are..elliptical expressions, involving the idea of a something produced. 1884 Traill in Macmillan's Mag. Oct. 441/1 Carlyle's violently elliptical manner. 3. Omitted by ellipsis.Apparently an isolated use. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > other grammatical categories or concepts > [adjective] > omitted by ellipsis elliptical1829 understood1848 elliptic- 1829 W. Duncan Greek Test. Pref. He has given at the foot of the page..many of the principal elliptical words. Compounds elliptical-lanceolate adj. ΚΠ 1839 J. Lindley School Bot. iv. 34 Leaves elliptical lanceolate. Draft additions March 2006 elliptical trainer n. originally U.S. an exercise machine resembling an exercise bicycle with no saddle, on which the two pedals move in the figure of an ellipse when operated by the user's feet, and which is designed to reduce joint stress caused by the impact of the foot on a hard surface. ΚΠ 1997 Wisconsin State Jrnl. 26 Jan. 10 g/4 Elliptical trainers,..a combination of ski, treadmill and climbing machines, offer a more gentle rotation for tender and tired body joints. 1999 Sunday Times (Nexis) 25 Apr. Try to use an EFX Precor elliptical trainer (a cross between a bike and stepper) to keep your cardio workouts going, without putting pressure on your injury. 2001 Cosmopolitan Dec. 84/1 Rather than any one injury, repeated minor stresses—misusing anything from weights to elliptical trainers—are most often to blame. Draft additions March 2006 elliptical machine n. originally U.S. = elliptical trainer n. at Additions. ΚΠ 1996 N.Y. Times 21 Aug. c3/5 Cross Conditioning Systems..has teamed with Reebok..to make the first elliptical machine that also works the upper body. 2005 Spectator (Hamilton, Ont.) (Nexis) 8 Sept. g6 Good exercises include an exercise bike or an elliptical machine or any low-impact cardiovascular activity. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < adj.1656
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