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adjectiverounded like an egg
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"the explanation was concise, even elliptical to the verge of obscurity"adjectivecharacterized by extreme economy of expression or omission of superfluous elements
Definition that contains elliptical
- orbit the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another
- comet (astronomy) a relatively small extraterrestrial body consisting of a frozen mass that travels around the sun in a highly elliptical orbit
- pluto a large asteroid that was once thought to be the farthest known planet from the sun; it has an elliptical orbit
- slater any of various small terrestrial isopods having a flat elliptical segmented body; found in damp habitats
- dulcimer a stringed instrument used in American folk music; an elliptical body and a fretted fingerboard and three strings
- opah large elliptical brightly colored deep-sea fish of Atlantic and Pacific and Mediterranean
- tudor arch a low elliptical or pointed arch; usually drawn from four centers
- calostoma ravenelii a gasteromycete with a leathery stalk and a fruiting body with a thin gelatinous spore case and elliptical spores
- quercus shumardii large deciduous red oak of southern and eastern United States having large seven-lobed to nine-lobed elliptical leaves, large acorns and medium hard coarse-grained wood
- four-centered arch a low elliptical or pointed arch; usually drawn from four centers