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elliptical

/ɪˈlɪp.tɪk.əl/ /əˈlɪp.tɪ.kəl/

Meanings
noun
An elliptical galaxy.

Examples :

"The astronomer pointed out the elliptical galaxy in the night sky. "
astronomy space

Related Words

Illustration condensed

condensed verb

/kənˈdɛnst/ /kɒnˈdɛnst/

To concentrate toward the essence by making more close, compact, or dense, thereby decreasing size or volume.

"An abridged dictionary can be further condensed to pocket size."

Illustration astronomer

astronomer noun

/ə.ˈstɹɑ.nə.mɚ/ /ə.ˈstɹɒ.nə.mə/ /ə.ˈstɹɒ.nə.mɚ/

One who studies astronomy, the stars or the physical universe; a scientist whose area of research is astronomy or astrophysics

"The astronomer presented a fascinating talk about distant galaxies in our school's science club. "

Illustration followed

followed verb

/ˈfɒləʊd/ /ˈfɑloʊd/

To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction.

"Follow that car!"

Illustration elliptic

elliptic adjective

/ɪˈlɪptɪk/ /iˈlɪptɪk/

Of or pertaining to an ellipse.

"The Earth's orbit around the sun is not perfectly circular; it is an elliptic path. "

Illustration instructions

instructions noun

/ɪnˈstɹʌkʃənz/

The act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with information or knowledge.

"Instruction will be provided on how to handle difficult customers."

Illustration omitting

omitting verb

/əˈmɪtɪŋ/ /oʊˈmɪtɪŋ/

To leave out or exclude.

"When writing the recipe, I made a mistake by omitting the baking powder. "

Illustration specific

specific noun

/spəˈsɪf.ɪk/

A distinguishing attribute or quality.

"The specific of her success was her dedication to studying. "

Illustration reminding

reminding verb

/rɪˈmaɪndɪŋ/ /rəˈmaɪndɪŋ/

To cause one to experience a memory (of someone or something); to bring to the notice or consideration (of a person).

"Seeing the old photograph reminded me of my childhood home. "

Illustration shrugged

shrugged verb

/ʃɹʌɡd/

To raise (the shoulders) to express uncertainty, lack of concern, (formerly) dread, etc.

"I asked him for an answer and he just shrugged."

Illustration ellipsis

ellipsis noun

/ɪˈlɪpsɪs/

A mark consisting of (in English) three periods, historically or more formally with spaces in between, before, and after them “ . . . ”, or more recently a single character “…” Ellipses are used to indicate that words have been omitted in a text or that they are missing or illegible.

"Instead of writing out the entire recipe, the cookbook used an ellipsis "..." to show that some steps were skipped for brevity. "

Illustration trainer

trainer noun

/ˈtɹeɪnə/ /ˈtɹeɪnɚ/

A person who trains another; a coach.

"My sister is a trainer for young athletes at the local sports center. "

Illustration pointed

pointed verb

/ˈpɔɪntɪd/

To extend the index finger in the direction of something in order to show where it is or to draw attention to it.

"The teacher pointed to the map to show the students where the capital city was located. "