elliptic

名词 n. 形容词 adj.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An elliptical function, equation, path, etc.
    — The Planetary Paths I trace, / Exploring Realms of boundleſs Space; / Elliptics, Angles, Cubes, and Curves, / In me ſupply the Place of Nerves; […]
形容词 adj.
  1. Of or pertaining to an ellipse. not-comparable
    — Novv ſince the Planets move in Elliptick Orbits, in one of vvhoſe foci the Sun is, and by a Radius from the Sun deſcribe equal Area's in equal Times, vvhich no other Lavv of a Circulating Fluid, but the Harmonical Circulation can Account for, vve muſt find out a Lavv for the Paracentrical Motion, that may make the Orbits Elliptick.
  2. Of or pertaining to a broad field of mathematics that originates from the problem of calculating arc lengths of an ellipse. not-comparable
    — elliptic integral
  3. That has coefficients satisfying a condition analogous to the condition for the general equation for a conic section to be of an ellipse. in-compounds,not-comparable
    — elliptic partial differential equation
  4. Oval, with a short or no point. not-comparable
  5. Of, or showing ellipsis; having a word or words omitted; elliptical. not-comparable
    — The message, which is elliptic, could be spelled out as: (Hello) Olive. This is Julian. I am here until you want to ring me.

词形变化

elliptics plural

词源

词源 1
From Ancient Greek ἐλλειπτικός (elleiptikós), from ἐλλείπω (elleípō, “I leave out, omit”). By surface analysis, ellipse + -tic.
词源 2
From Ancient Greek ἐλλειπτικός (elleiptikós), from ἐλλείπω (elleípō, “I leave out, omit”). By surface analysis, ellipse + -tic.
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