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Ellipse

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Definition

a regular oval shape, traced by a point moving in a plane so that the sum of its distances from two other points (the foci) is constant, or resulting when a cone is cut by an oblique plane that does not intersect the base.

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oval oval oblong egg-shaped elliptical ellipsoid elliptoid ovate ovoid oviform prolate oblate spheroid cylinder barrel pipe tube conduit hollow

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