ellipse in Chinese
ellipse in Chinese is 椭圆 — ellipse means a closed curve shaped like a flattened circle, made up of every point whose distances to two fixed points add up to the same total.
ellipse in Chinese
椭圆
Pronounced: tuǒ yuán
(geometry) 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.
What does "ellipse" mean?
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noun A closed curve shaped like a flattened circle, made up of every point whose distances to two fixed points add up to the same total.
"The planets travel around the sun in an ellipse, not a perfect circle."
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ellipse in a sentence
- The planets travel around the sun in an ellipse, not a perfect circle.
- She drew an ellipse using two pins and a loop of string.
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What is "ellipse" in Chinese?
"ellipse" in Chinese is 椭圆. ellipse means: A closed curve shaped like a flattened circle, made up of every point whose distances to two fixed points add up to the same total.
How do you pronounce 椭圆?
"ellipse" in Chinese is 椭圆, pronounced "tuǒ yuán".
How do you use "ellipse" in a sentence?
Example: "The planets travel around the sun in an ellipse, not a perfect circle." In Chinese, "ellipse" is 椭圆.
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