noun🔗ShareEllipseA closed curve, the locus of a point such that the sum of the distances from that point to two other fixed points (called the foci of the ellipse) is constant; equivalently, the conic section that is the intersection of a cone with a plane that does not intersect the base of the cone."The Earth's orbit around the Sun is not a perfect circle, but an ellipse. "Die Erdumlaufbahn um die Sonne ist kein perfekter Kreis, sondern eine Ellipse.mathspaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAuslassen(grammar) To remove from a phrase a word which is grammatically needed, but which is clearly understood without having to be stated.""He likes apples, and she, bananas," ellipses the verb "likes" in the second clause. "„Er mag Äpfel, und sie, Bananen“ lässt das Verb „mag“ im zweiten Satzteil aus.grammarlanguagelinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
