elliptical
Example Sentences
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Some exoplanets follow highly elliptical orbits, meaning the amount of heat they receive from their star changes significantly over time.
From Science Daily
This elliptical approach is in part its strength, subtly illuminating how trying to move past one tragedy may bring a family to the precipice of another.
Beyond the elliptical machines, the sweat-inducing yoga classes or weights, it’s the community that makes Everybody Gym strong.
From Los Angeles Times
Supermoon's occur because the Moon's orbit around Earth is not perfectly circular, but slightly elliptical - meaning it is sometimes closer to us than at other times.
From BBC
The Moon does not orbit the earth in a perfect circle but has more of an egg-shaped, elliptical orbit.
From BBC
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