Synonyms of the word

ellipse

• n. (geometry) A closed curve, the locus of a point such that the sum of the distances from that point to…
• v. (grammar) To remove from a phrase a word which is grammatically needed, but which is clearly understood…

conic

• adj. conical.
• n. (geometry) A conic section.

oval

• n. A shape rather like an egg or an ellipse.
• n. A sporting arena etc. of this shape.
• n. (mathematics) In a projective plane, a set of points, no three collinear, such that there is a unique…
• adj. Having the shape of an oval.
• adj. Of or pertaining to an ovum.