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Adjective: elliptic  i'liptik
  1. (of a leaf shape) in the form of an ellipse
     
  2. Rounded like an egg
    - egg-shaped, elliptical, oval, oval-shaped, ovate, oviform, ovoid, prolate
     
  3. Characterized by extreme economy of expression or omission of superfluous elements
    "the dialogue is elliptic and full of dark hints"
    - elliptical

See also: concise, ellipse, ellipticity, rounded, simple, unsubdivided

Encyclopedia: Elliptic