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ellipses

  • plural
    of ellipse.
    ellipse
    noun
    a plane curve such that the sums of the distances of each point in its periphery from two fixed points, the foci, are equal. It is a conic section formed by the intersection of a right circular cone by a plane that cuts the axis and the surface of the cone. Typical equation: (x 2 / a2 ) + (y 2 / b2 ) = 1. If a = b the ellipse is a circle.
  • plural
    of ellipsis.
    ellipsis

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Hide location: To temporarily shield your location without notifying them, go to Find My > People, select a contact, tap the ellipses and choose Hide Location.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

In the simulations the researchers observed ellipses, triangles and squares.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2023

“Masterpiece” then pans very slowly — with lots of emphatic italics, arch ellipses and a few footnotes — over the full arc of the fake movie’s development.

From New York Times ● May 7, 2023

“Everyone was aware of the ellipses that my mom left after ‘knew.’

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2023

I lost myself in the rhythm of the strokes, my arms tracing long ellipses in the air as if pulling something toward me that refused to come.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs