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эллипти́ческий — meaning in English

ellipticheskiy

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English meaning

  • elliptic adj Shaped like, or connected with, an ellipse.
  • elliptical adj Shaped like an ellipse — a flattened, oval curve.

Senses

эллипти́ческий 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.

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.

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.
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