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Synonyms for elliptical

  • adjective

Most common

egg-shaped oval oval-shaped elliptic ergative

All synonyms

Adjective

1. Oval — concise, condensed

oval, elliptic, egg-shaped, oval-shaped, ovoid, ovate, concise, prolate, oviform

Other

abbreviated, contracted, ergative

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Concise, condensed.

Related words

Phrases
elliptical trainer

Example sentences

  • oval The stirrup rests on the oval window of the inner ear.
  • ergative In Basque, the active subject should have an ergative case marker.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
ellipticalfalling
ovalfalling
ellipticsteady
ergativerising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
oval2
5 letters
ovate2, ovoid2
7 letters
concise2, prolate, oviform
8 letters
elliptic, ergative
10 letters
contracted3
11 letters
abbreviated5

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (oval2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
elliptique
Italiano
ellittico
Español
elíptico