noun🔗Share타원A 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."Instead of perfect circles, planets orbit the sun in shapes called ellipses. "완벽한 원 대신, 행성은 타원이라고 불리는 모양으로 태양을 공전합니다.mathastronomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share줄임표A 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."The teacher wrote on the board, "Roses are red, violets are blue..." and explained that the ellipses showed the rest of the poem was missing. "선생님은 칠판에 "장미는 빨갛고, 제비꽃은 파랗고..."라고 쓰고 줄임표가 시의 나머지 부분이 빠졌음을 보여준다고 설명했다.grammarlinguisticswritingwordmarkcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share생략, 생략구(grammar) The omission of a word or phrase that can be inferred from the context.""When I asked if he was coming, he just said, 'Maybe...' The ellipses showed he was hesitant to finish the thought." "“그가 올 거냐고 물었을 때, 그는 그냥 '아마도...'라고 말했습니다. 생략은 그가 생각을 끝내는 것을 망설였다는 것을 보여주었습니다.”grammarlinguisticslanguagewritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share생략, 삭제The omission of scenes in a film that do not advance the plot."The movie used several ellipses, skipping over everyday events like commuting to work, to focus on the key plot points. "영화는 출근과 같은 일상적인 사건들을 생략하고, 주요 줄거리 전개에 집중하기 위해 여러 생략을 사용했다.mediaentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share타원An ellipse."The orbits of planets are not perfect circles, but rather ellipses. "행성의 궤도는 완벽한 원이 아니라 타원입니다.grammarmathwritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
