elliptisch — meaning in English

English meaning

• eccentric adj Behaving in an unconventional or slightly odd way; not following normal habits.
• elliptic adj Of or pertaining to an ellipse.

Senses

elliptisch is used for these senses in English:

• eccentric Not perfectly circular; elliptical.
• 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.

eccentric — full definition

1. adj Behaving in an unconventional or slightly odd way; not following normal habits.
2. adj Not centred on the same point as something else; off-centre.
3. noun A person whose behaviour or habits are unusual or quirky.

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.

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