ellipse
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The meaning (definition) of the word ellipse
a flat oval shape like a stretched circle
The word ellipse used in a sentence
“We drew an ellipse that looked like a stretched circle.”
Words that mean the same as ellipse (synonyms)
oval
Words that mean the opposite of ellipse (antonyms)
circle
The plural of the word ellipse
ellipses
How the word ellipse is said around the world
| French | ellipse (eleeps) |
| Spanish | elipse (ayleepsay) |
| Mandarin | 椭圆 (tuǒ yuán) |
| Hindi | अंडाकार (undahkahr) |
| Arabic | القطع الناقص (ahlkahtah ahnnahkees) |
| Russian | эллипс (ellips) |
| Portuguese (EU) | elipse (ayleepsi) |
| Portuguese (BR) | elipse (ayleepsew) |
| Japanese | 楕円 (daen) |
| German | Ellipse (elipzuh) |
| Urdu | بیضوی (bayzvee) |
| Punjabi | ਅੰਡਾਕਾਰ (undahkahr) |
| Korean | 타원 (taweon) |
| Hebrew | אֶלִיפְּסָה (ayleeypsah) |
| Greek | έλλειψη (elleipse) |
| Dutch | ellips (elips) |
| Tagalog | elips (eleeps) |
| Vietnamese | hình elip (heeny ilip) |
| Turkish | elips (aylips) |
| Persian | بیضی (bayzee) |
| Polish | elipsa (eleepsah) |
| Ukrainian | еліпс (elips) |
| Bengali | উপবৃত্ত (oopawbreettoh) |
| Swedish | ellips (elips) |
| Italian | ellisse (aylleessay) |
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