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Webster 1913 Edition

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Adj.

[Gr. [GREEK]: cf. F.

elliptique

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Of or pertaining to an ellipse; having the form of an ellipse; oblong, with rounded ends.

The planets move in

elliptic

orbits.

Cheyne.

Having a part omitted;

as, an

elliptical

phrase

Elliptic chuck

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Elliptic compasses

an instrument arranged for drawing ellipses.

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Elliptic function

(Math.)

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Elliptic integral

(Math.)

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Elliptic polarization

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