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Adjective: elliptic  i'lip-tik
  1. (of a leaf shape) in the form of an ellipse
     
  2. Rounded like an egg
    "I think the elliptic bodies may probably turn out to be eggs of some small animals";
    - 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, rounded, simple, unsubdivided

Encyclopedia: Elliptic