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Ellipse

Noun CEFR B1
ɪˈlɪps

Definitions

  1. 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.
  2. A park in Washington, D.C., United States.
  3. Ellipsis, the removal from a phrase of a word which is grammatically needed, but which is clearly understood without having to be stated.
  4. 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.
  5. An elliptical oval grassy field in President's Park South

Equivalents

Españolelipse
Françaisellipse
DeutschEllipse
37 more languages
Беларускаяэліпс
Българскиелипса
Catalàel·lipse
Češtinaelipsa
Danskellipse
Ελληνικάέλλειψη
Esperantoelipso
فارسیبیضی
Galegoelipse
עבריתאליפסה
Magyarellipszis
Հայերենէլիպս
Bahasa Indonesiaelips
Íslenskasporbaugur
Italianoellisse
日本語楕円
ქართულიელიფსი
ភាសាខ្មែរអេលីប
한국어타원
Latinaellipsis
Nederlandsellips
Polskielipsa
Portuguêselipse
Românăelipsa
Русскийэллипс
Српскиelipsaелипса
Svenskaellips
ไทยวงรี
Tagalogduyog
Türkçeelips
Українськаеліпс
Tiếng Việtelip

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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