ellipse
/ɪˈlɪps/noun
उच्चारण इलिप्स
दीर्घवृत्त
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[C] geometry
a regular oval shape, like a circle that has been squeezed on two sides
दीर्घवृत्त
- The earth moves around the sun in an ellipse.
- Draw an ellipse by tying a string between two pins on a board.
- The racing track was shaped like an ellipse rather than a perfect circle.
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- Planets move around the sun in an ellipse, as Kepler showed.
- In geometry class, we learned how to calculate the area of an ellipse.
◇Word family
?Which word?
Keep apart ellipse (an oval shape) and ellipsis (three dots … showing that words are left out; or leaving out words in a sentence).
Ellipse (अंडाकार आकृति) और ellipsis (शब्द छोड़े जाने को दिखाने वाले तीन बिंदु …; या वाक्य में शब्द छोड़ना) को अलग रखिए।
§Grammar and usage
Ellipsis means omitting words that can be understood ('She can sing, and he can too' leaves out 'sing').
Ellipsis का अर्थ समझे जा सकने वाले शब्द छोड़ना है ('She can sing, and he can too' में 'sing' छूटा है)।
The adjective elliptical means oval or (of speech) hard to understand because words are left out.
Adjective elliptical का अर्थ अंडाकार या (भाषण) शब्द छूटने से समझने में कठिन है।
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General knowledge
Science GK: planets move around the sun in elliptical orbits, as described by Kepler's first law; this is why the earth's distance from the sun changes during the year.
विज्ञान GK में ग्रह सूर्य के चारों ओर दीर्घवृत्तीय कक्षाओं में घूमते हैं, जैसा Kepler के पहले नियम में बताया गया; इसीलिए वर्ष भर पृथ्वी की सूर्य से दूरी बदलती है।