elliptic

Questions about elliptic

What does elliptic mean?

elliptic means "(of a leaf shape) in the form of an ellipse". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in elliptic?

elliptic has 3 syllables: el-lip-tic. The stress falls on "lip".

What is another word for elliptic?

Close synonyms include egg-shaped, elliptical, oval, oval-shaped, ovate. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is elliptic a common word?

elliptic is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.