ellipsed

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A form of ellipse — A 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.

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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of ellipse
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APA

ellipsed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ellipsed

MLA

“ellipsed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ellipsed. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ellipsed,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ellipsed.

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