Ellipse

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:9 ptsWWF:12 pts7 letters

Definition of Ellipse

Noun

A closed curve, the locus of a point such that the sum of the distances from that point to two other fixed points (called the foci of the ellipse) is constant; equivalently, the conic section that is the intersection of a cone with a plane that does not intersect the base of the cone.
Ellipsis, the removal from a phrase of a word which is grammatically needed, but which is clearly understood without having to be stated.

Verb

To remove from a phrase a word which is grammatically needed, but which is clearly understood without having to be stated.
"In B's response to A's question:- (A: Would you like to go out?, B: I'd love to), the words that are ellipsed are go out."

Anagrams of Ellipse

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "ellipse":

5-LETTER WORDS

lisle peels peise peles piles pills plies selle sleep slipe speel speil spell spiel spile+1 more

4-LETTER WORDS

eels ells else ills isle lees leis lies lipe lips lisp peel pees pele pies+9 more

3-LETTER WORDS

eel ell els ill lee lei les lie lip lis

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "ellipse" and rearranging:

+sellipses pileless

Related Word Patterns

EL...Words starting with "el"...SEWords ending with "se"All 7-letter words Unscramble "ellipse"

Rhyming Words

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