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elliptic /ɪˈlɪptɪk /adjectiveRelating to or having the form of an ellipse.Lechea minor can be easily distinguished from that species by its stems more than 5 cm tall, ovate to elliptic leaves and ovoid capsules....- Curves (such as the trigonometric polynomials of elliptic Fourier analysis) may be fit to such an outline, and then compared through statistical analysis of their parameters.
- The theorem holds in spherical and elliptic geometry.
Origin Early 18th century: from Greek elleiptikos 'defective', from elleipein 'leave out, fall short'. Rhymes apocalyptic, cryptic, diptych, glyptic, styptic, triptych |