superelliptical

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adjective

Having the shape of a superellipse.

Scrabble 21

Meanings

adjectivesuperelliptical (comparative more superelliptical, superlative most superelliptical)

comparative more superelliptical · superlative most superelliptical

  1. Having the shape of a superellipse.

    Already the large superelliptical pool has conferred upon Stockholm an unusual mathematical flavor, like the big catenary curve of St. Louis's Gateway Arch...

    1975, Martin Gardner, Mathematical carnival, page 243

Origin

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APA

superelliptical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superelliptical

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Chicago

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