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elliptical
adjective as in oval-shaped
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Example Sentences
The Moon's orbit around the Earth is not circular but elliptical, meaning that the distance between the two varies throughout the year.
The Moon has an elliptical orbit and when it is at its closest point to the Earth we say that it is in perigee.
In 2023, he released a new album, “Seven Psalms,” an elliptical, gracious invocation for the arc of his life, drawing on biblical imagery and intertwined guitar fugues.
On a recent Wednesday afternoon, it was sparsely populated, with just a few dozen members working out on brand-new, still-gleaming treadmills, bikes and elliptical machines.
We have a little home gym, and I do a 20-minute, brutal, fast-paced blast on the elliptical machine to make sure I get my endorphins up and my cardiovascular system going.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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