elliptisch — meaning in English

English meaning

• eccentric adj Behaving in an unconventional or slightly odd way; not following normal habits.
• elliptic adj Shaped like, or connected with, 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 centered on the same point as something else; off-center.
3. noun A person whose behavior or habits are unusual or quirky.

elliptic — full definition

1. adj Shaped like, or connected with, an ellipse.
2. adj Belonging to a branch of mathematics that grew out of working out the length of the curve around an ellipse.
3. adj Having values that meet a mathematical condition similar to the one that shapes an ellipse.
4. adj Oval in shape, with a rounded end rather than a pointed one.

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