Synonyms for ellipse
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Noun
1. Dot dot dot — A mark consisting of multiple full stops (with or without spaces), used to indicate omitted, missing, or…
dot dot dot informal, suspension dots, suspension points
Definitions
- n. 1
A mark consisting of multiple full stops (with or without spaces), used to indicate omitted, missing, or illegible words; or (in mathematics) that a pattern continues.
The ellipsis in 0.333... means that the number is a repeating decimal, having threes that go on forever.
Related words
- Word family
- ellipsograph elliptical
- Is a kind of
- conic section shape
- Other spellings
- ellipsis
Forms
- Plural
- ellipses → ovals, elisions, eclipses…
Example sentences
- oval The stirrup rests on the oval window of the inner ear.
By length
- 4 letters
- oval2
- 7 letters
- elision
- 8 letters
- eclipsis
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (oval2 = 2 syllables).