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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024el•lip•ti•cal /ɪˈlɪptɪkəl/USA pronunciation adj. - relating to or having the form of an ellipse:an elliptical path around the sun.
- Rhetorichaving so many words or phrases left out that meaning is difficult to grasp;
obscure.
el•lip•ti•cal•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024el•lip•ti•cal (i lip′ti kəl),USA pronunciation adj. Also, el•lip′tic. - pertaining to or having the form of an ellipse.
- Grammarpertaining to or marked by grammatical ellipsis.
- Rhetoric(of speech or writing) expressed with extreme or excessive economy;
relieved of irrelevant matter:to converse in elliptical sentences. - Rhetoric(of a style of speaking or writing) tending to be ambiguous, cryptic, or obscure:an elliptical prose that is difficult to translate.
n. - AstronomySee elliptical galaxy.
- Greek elleiptik(ós) defective (see ellipsis, -tic) + -al1
- 1650–60
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