noun🔗ShareЭллипсA 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. "Орбита Земли вокруг Солнца — не идеальный круг, а эллипс.mathspaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareОпускать(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. "В предложении «Он любит яблоки, а она — бананы» опускается глагол «любит» во второй части.grammarlanguagelinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
