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eliptický — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • elliptic adj Of or pertaining to an ellipse.
  • elliptical adj Shaped like an ellipse — a flattened, oval curve.

Senses

eliptický is used for these senses in English:

  • elliptic (mathematics, in combination, of certain functions, equations and operators) That has coefficients satisfying a condition analogous to the condition for the general equation for a conic section to be of an ellipse.
  • elliptical In a shape of, or reminding of, an ellipse; oval.

elliptic — full definition

  1. adj Of or pertaining to an ellipse.
  2. adj Of or pertaining to a broad field of mathematics that originates from the problem of calculating arc lengths of an ellipse.
  3. adj That has coefficients satisfying a condition analogous to the condition for the general equation for a conic section to be of an ellipse.
  4. adj Oval, with a short or no point.

elliptical — full definition

  1. adj Shaped like an ellipse — a flattened, oval curve.
  2. adj Leaving out words or details, so that the meaning has to be inferred; deliberately brief.
  3. noun A gym machine that lets you walk or run in a smooth oval motion without impact.