ELLIPSE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it
   
   Synonym(s)
   • oval (what does oval mean?)
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • the sums of the distances from the foci to any point on an ellipse is constant
   
   Hypernyms(s) ellipse is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • conic section (what does conic section mean?)
   • conic (what does conic mean?)
   
   Hyponym(s)
   • circle (what does circle mean?)