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Definition of ellipse noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

picture of an ellipse

ellipse

noun

ellipse pronunciation English

ɪˈlɪps

ellipse pronunciation American

ɪˈlɪps

(technical)

a regular oval shape, like a circle that has been squeezed on two sides