ELLIP'TIC ELLIP'TICAL, adjective Pertaining to an ellipsis; having the form of an ellipse; oval. The plants move in elliptical orbits, having the sun in one focus, and by a radius from the sun, they describe equal areas in equal times. 1. Defective; as an elliptical phrase.
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