- elliptical⇄adj. 1. shaped like an ellipse; of an ellipse.
2. of or showing ellipsis; having a word or words omitted.
Ex. If he is sometimes elliptical and obscure, it is because he has so much to tell us (Edmund Wilson). - elliptical⇄elliptical, adjective, noun.
- elliptical⇄noun elliptical galaxy.