elliptical
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
rounded like an egg
Related & opposite
- oblateness derivation
- ellipse derivation
- ovoid derivation
- rounded similar to
Sense 2 adjective
characterized by extreme economy of expression or omission of superfluous elements
the dialogue is elliptic and full of dark hints
Related & opposite
- concise similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | oblateness |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | ellipse |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | ovoid |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | rounded |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | concise |