ellipse (n)
oval (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 25
def a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it
examples the sums of the distances from the foci to any point on an ellipse is constant
Outgoing links
Hypernym conic section, conic
Derivationally related form oval → oval
Derivationally related form ellipse → elliptic
Derivationally related form ellipse → elliptical
Hyponym circle
Incoming links
Derivationally related form oval → oval
Derivationally related form elliptical → ellipse
Derivationally related form elliptic → ellipse
Hyponym conic section, conic
Hypernym circle

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