1. elliptical - Noun
2. elliptical - Adjective
3. elliptical - Adjective Satellite
Of or pertaining to an ellipse; having the form of an ellipse; oblong, with rounded ends.
Having a part omitted; as, an elliptical phrase.
Source: Webster's dictionaryStrictures, reproaches, and intemperate speeches from the Senator of Louisiana are really the wailings of an apostle of despair; he has lost control of himself, he is trying to play billiards with elliptical billiard balls and a spiral cue. Huey Long
Metaphysics intends to furnish dialectically only reference points; it offers − and this is its entire reason for being − a system of perfectly sufficient keys, through a language that cannot be other than indicative and elliptical. Frithjof Schuon
The line that describes the beautiful is elliptical. It has simplicity and constant change. It cannot be described by a compass, and it changes direction at every one of its points. Rudolf Arnheim
I have to expose myself and then accept the judgment that audiences and critics will have. And that's okay. I appreciate the elliptical nature of it. Sometimes people are more in the mood to be nice to me than others, and that's great. Claire Danes
I actually was worried about the pounding, but I actually love running more than working out on the elliptical. Now if I get on the elliptical, I feel like I'm trapped. Drew Carey
In shape, it is perfectly elliptical. In texture, it is smooth and lustrous. Sydney J. Harris