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n. a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it; "the sums of the distances from the foci to any point on an ellipse is constant"

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Adjectives (9)

egg-shaped, elliptic, elliptical, oval, oval-shaped, ovate, oviform, ovoid, prolate

adj. rounded like an egg

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Synonyms (35)

almond-shaped, amygdaliform, amygdaloid, amygdaloidal

adj. shaped like an almond

annular, annulate, annulated, circinate, ringed, ring-shaped, doughnut-shaped

adj. shaped like a ring

aspheric, aspherical

adj. varying slightly from a perfectly spherical shape

auriform, ear-shaped, ear-like

adj. having a shape resembling an ear

crescent(a), crescent-shaped, semilunar, lunate

adj. resembling the new moon in shape

bowfront

adj. having an outward curving front; "a bowfront dresser"; "a bowfront house"

cycloid, cycloidal

adj. resembling a circle

cylindrical, cylindric

adj. having the form of a cylinder

hemispherical

adj. of or relating to or being a hemisphere

ellipsoid, ellipsoidal, spheroidal

adj. having the nature or shape of an ellipsoid

parabolic, parabolical

adj. having the form of a parabola

paraboloidal

adj. having the shape of a paraboloid

pineal

adj. having the form of a pine cone

rotund

adj. spherical in shape

terete

adj. especially of plant parts; cylindrical and tapering

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