ellipse

plural ellipses

1. geometryA closed curve, the locus of a point such that the sum of the distances from that point to two other fixed points (called the foci of the ellipse) is constant; equivalently, the conic section that is the intersection of a cone with a plane that does not intersect the base of the cone.

   Near-synonym: oval (synonymous in non-technical use)

   Synonyms: oval[Appendix:Glossary

2. alternativegrammarAlternative form of ellipsis: the removal from a phrase of a word which is grammatically needed, but which is clearly understood without having to be stated.

present singular third person ellipses · participle present ellipsing · participle past ellipsed · past ellipsed

1. grammarTo remove from a phrase a word which is grammatically needed, but which is clearly understood without having to be stated.

   In B's response to A's question:- (A: Would you like to go out?, B: I'd love to), the words that are ellipsed are go out.

1. A park in Washington, D.C., United States.
   1. Synonym of President's Park South, a 52 acre city park, south of the South Lawn of the White House, between the White House estate and the Washington Monument grounds of the National Mall.

      Synonyms: President's Park South

   2. An elliptical oval grassy field in President's Park South