elíptico
Galician
Adjective
elíptico m (feminine singular elíptica, masculine plural elípticos, feminine plural elípticas)
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Portuguese
Adjective
elíptico (feminine elíptica, masculine plural elípticos, feminine plural elípticas)
- elliptical (in shape reminding of an ellipse, oval)
Related terms
Spanish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἐλλειπτικός (elleiptikós, “defective”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eˈlibtiko/ [eˈliβ̞.t̪i.ko]
- Rhymes: -ibtiko
- Syllabification: e‧líp‧ti‧co
Adjective
elíptico (feminine elíptica, masculine plural elípticos, feminine plural elípticas)
- elliptical (in the shape of an ellipse; oval)
- elliptical (of or showing ellipsis; having words omitted)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “elíptico”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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