- elliptical shape
- эллиптическая форма
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Elliptical wing — An elliptical wing is a wing planform shape, first seen on aircraft in the 1930s, which minimizes induced drag. Elliptical taper shortens the chord near the wingtips in such a way that all parts of the wing experience equivalent downwash, and… … Wikipedia
elliptical galaxy — noun : a galaxy of a generally elliptical shape, from round to lenticular, differing chiefly from other types in having no apparent internal structure or spiral arms called also spheroidal galaxy * * * Astron. a type of galaxy having the shape of … Useful english dictionary
elliptical galaxy — noun Date: 1948 a galaxy that has a generally elliptical shape and that has no apparent internal structure or spiral arms called also elliptical compare spiral galaxy … New Collegiate Dictionary
elliptical — adjective 1) an elliptical shape Syn: oval, egg shaped, elliptic, ovate, ovoid, oviform, ellipsoidal 2) elliptical phraseology Syn: cryptic, abstruse, ambiguous, obscure, oblique … Thesaurus of popular words
elliptical galaxy — ellip′tical gal′axy n. astron. a galaxy having an elliptical shape. Compare spiral galaxy … From formal English to slang
elliptical — 1650s, “elliptic in shape;” see ELLIPTIC (Cf. elliptic) + AL (Cf. al) (1). Grammatical sense of “missing essential words or phrases” is recorded from 1778 (see ELLIPSIS (Cf. ellipsis)). Related: Elliptically … Etymology dictionary
Elliptical galaxy — An elliptical galaxy is a galaxy belonging to one of the three main classes of galaxy originally described by Edwin Hubble (whose name was dedicated to the famous Hubble space telescope) in his 1936 work “The Realm of the Nebulae” [cite book… … Wikipedia
elliptical — [[t]ɪlɪ̱ptɪk(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is elliptical has the shape of an ellipse. [FORMAL] ...the moon s elliptical orbit... The stadium is elliptical in plan. 2) ADJ GRADED Elliptical references to something are indirect rather than… … English dictionary
shape — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 physical outline ADJECTIVE ▪ basic, simple ▪ The children cut the paper into various simple shapes. ▪ overall ▪ characteristic, distinctive … Collocations dictionary
elliptical — 1. adjective /ɪˈlɪp.tɪk.əl,ɪˈlɪp.tɪ.kəl,əˈlɪp.tɪ.kəl/ a) In a shape reminding of an ellipse; oval. Having admitted that the projectile was describing an orbit around the moon, this orbit must necessarily be elliptical; science proves that it must … Wiktionary
elliptical — el|lip|ti|cal [ıˈlıptıkəl] adj also el|lip|tic [ tık] [Date: 1600 1700; : Greek; Origin: elleiptikos, from elleipein; ELLIPSIS] 1.) having the shape of an ellipse ▪ Kepler published his discovery of the elliptical orbits of planets in 1609. 2.)… … Dictionary of contemporary English
