Ellipse
dieNounellipse; ellipsis (grammar)
English translations
- 01
ellipse
Word details
- German meaning
- Eine geometrische Form, die einem gestreckten Kreis ähnelt.
- English meaning
- Ellipse
- Synonym
- Oval
- German example
- Die Bahn der Erde um die Sonne ist eine Ellipse.
- English example
- The Earth's orbit around the sun is an ellipse.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- die
- Singular Form
- die Ellipse
- Plural Form
- die Ellipsen
Related words
- Brachylogie
brachylogy
- Ellipsoid
Ellipsoid
- Auslassungszeichen
Ellipsis
- Kegelschnitt
Conic section
- elliptisch
Elliptical means that something has the shape of an ellipse or relates to an ellipse; in linguistics, it refers to a sentence in which one or more words have been omitted but can be inferred from the context.
Example sentences with “Ellipse”
In der Mathematik ist eine Ellipse eine geschlossene Kurve. (In mathematics, an ellipse is a closed curve.)
Frequently asked questions
Is 'Ellipse' feminine?
Yes, it is feminine (die Ellipse). The plural is 'die Ellipsen'.