Definition of Elliptic. Meaning of Elliptic. Synonyms of Elliptic

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Definition of Elliptic

Elliptic
Elliptic El*lip"tic, Elliptical El*lip"tic*al, a. [Gr. ?: cf. F. elliptique. See Ellipsis.] 1. Of or pertaining to an ellipse; having the form of an ellipse; oblong, with rounded ends. The planets move in elliptic orbits. --Cheyne. 2. Having a part omitted; as, an elliptical phrase. Elliptic chuck. See under Chuck. Elliptic compasses, an instrument arranged for drawing ellipses. Elliptic function. (Math.) See Function. Elliptic integral. (Math.) See Integral. Elliptic polarization. See under Polarization.

Meaning of Elliptic from wikipedia

- quadrics: Ellipsoid Elliptic cone Elliptic cylinder Hyperboloid of one sheet Hyperboloid of two sheets Ellipsoid Elliptic cone Elliptic cylinder Hyperboloid...
- mathematics, an elliptic curve is a smooth, projective, algebraic curve of genus one, on which there is a specified point O. An elliptic curve is defined...
- cryptography, the Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (ECDSA) offers a variant of the Digital Signature Algorithm (DSA) which uses elliptic-curve cryptography...
- Look up elliptical in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Elliptical may mean: having the shape of an ellipse, or more broadly, any oval shape in botany...
- Elliptic-curve cryptography (ECC) is an approach to public-key cryptography based on the algebraic structure of elliptic curves over finite fields. ECC...
- In integral calculus, an elliptic integral is one of a number of related functions defined as the value of certain integrals, which were first studied...
- In the theory of partial differential equations, elliptic operators are differential operators that generalize the Laplace operator. They are defined by...
- Elliptic geometry is an example of a geometry in which Euclid's parallel postulate does not hold. Instead, as in spherical geometry, there are no parallel...
- In astrodynamics or celestial mechanics, an elliptic orbit or elliptical orbit is a Kepler orbit with an eccentricity of less than 1; this includes the...
- analysis, elliptic functions are special kinds of meromorphic functions, that satisfy two periodicity conditions. They are named elliptic functions because...