Ellipse
German, noun[ɛˈlɪpsə]
Ellipse is spelled E-L-L-I-P-S-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 56,036th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ellipse is a German feminine noun meaning “ellipse” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “geschlossene ovale Kurve”.
What does Ellipse mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineellipse
- 2
feminineellipsis
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. geschlossene ovale Kurve 2. Fehlen von syntaktisch notwendigen Satzteilen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Ellipse
- Ellipsen plural
- Elipse alternative
- Ellypse alternative
- Elypse alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Ellipse?
- [ɛˈlɪpsə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Ellipse
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Ellipse in German?
Ellipse appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).