elíptico

Galician

Adjective

elíptico (feminine elíptica, masculine plural elípticos, feminine plural elípticas)

1. elliptical

Related terms

• elipse

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /eˈlip.t͡ʃi.ku/, /eˈli.pi.t͡ʃi.ku/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /eˈlip.t͡ʃi.ku/, /eˈli.pi.t͡ʃi.ku/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /eˈlip.t͡ʃi.ko/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /iˈli.pti.ku/

• Hyphenation: e‧líp‧ti‧co

Adjective

elíptico (feminine elíptica, masculine plural elípticos, feminine plural elípticas)

1. elliptical (in shape reminding of an ellipse, oval)

Related terms

• elipse

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐλλειπτικός (elleiptikós, “defective”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eˈlibtiko/ [eˈliβ̞.t̪i.ko]
• Rhymes: -ibtiko
• Syllabification: e‧líp‧ti‧co

Adjective

elíptico (feminine elíptica, masculine plural elípticos, feminine plural elípticas)

1. elliptical (in the shape of an ellipse; oval)
2. elliptical (of or showing ellipsis; having words omitted)

Derived terms

• bicicleta elíptica
• entrenador elíptico

 

Related terms

• elipse
• elipsis

 

Further reading

• “elíptico”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16