Meaning Of The Word Ellipse

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What's The Definition Of Ellipse?

ellipse
countable noun: An ellipse is an oval shape similar to a circle but longer and flatter.

ellipse in American English
the path of a point that moves so that the sum of its distances from two fixed points, the foci, is constant; closed curve formed by the section of a cone cut by a plane less steeply inclined than the side of the cone
noun: a plane curve such that the sums of the distances of each point in its periphery from two fixed points, the foci, are equal. It is a conic section formed by the intersection of a right circular cone by a plane that cuts the axis and the surface of the con

ellipse in British English
noun: a closed conic section shaped like a flattened circle and formed by an inclined plane that does not cut the base of the cone. Standard equation x2/a2 + y2/ b2 = 1, where 2a and 2b are the lengths of the major and minor axes. Area: π ab

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