elliptical
ಅಂಡಾಕಾರದ
definition
adjective
an elliptical lyrical style
(of speech or writing) using or involving ellipsis, especially so as to be difficult to understand.
translation of 'elliptical'
ಅಂಡಾಕಾರದ,
ಸಂದಿಗ್ಧ,
ದೀರ್ಘವೃತ್ತಾಕಾರದ
example
At times, 'elliptical' speech or writing is so concise that listeners and readers must supply missing elements through guesswork or special knowledge, and if they cannot, they fail to understand.
Cells are oval or 'elliptical' in shape, with the maximum width of the cell at about the midpoint of its length.
Newton favoured comets having parabolic orbits, but Halley believed that 'elliptical' orbits might exist.
Its 'elliptical' paraboloid shape was selected because it could be easily described mathematically, simplifying both design and construction.
It never strives to say anything in particular, and the backroom drama-what there is of it anyway-is so brief, oblique and 'elliptical' that it merely provides an air of impromptu, on-the-fly context for the dance numbers.
To come to understand the grounds for this last rather 'elliptical' claim, we must consider the logical status of ‘God is good.’
The Earth's orbit changes from being almost a perfect circle to its 'elliptical' form and then back again.
But his account is delivered in the same 'elliptical' , insiders' fashion as the speeches that follow, and so requires as much exegesis and commentary as anything else in the book.
They are often 'elliptical' in shape, but sometimes possess hexagonal outlines.
The writing may be a bit 'elliptical' , but it's fun, which most food columns tend not to be.
If you look closely, you can see my chainrings aren't just oval or 'elliptical' as others have been, but is elliptical in three dimensions.
Throughout time, there has been a continual change in the eccentricity of the 'elliptical' orbit.
He guessed that the original cutting stylus was defective and so he tried a custom-made reproducing stylus, instead of the usual conical or 'elliptical' styli.
Bush was as 'elliptical' in his victory speech about what lies ahead in Iraq as about the domestic issues he touched on, which included the economy, taxes, Social Security and education.
He had achieved this by the time he was eighteen but at this stage he did not know even that the moon and planets described 'elliptical' orbits.
He noted that if the bob was drawn back and released then it followed an 'elliptical' path, and moreover the major axis rotated in the direction of revolution exactly as did the apsides of the moon's orbit.
The north face of the building is concave, completing the 'elliptical' pattern that begins in the courtyard.
Glossy deep green oval or 'elliptical' leaves grow up to 18 inches long and 5 inches wide.
Cocteau, he added, protected his speech with short, tense and 'elliptical' lines which formed a barrier between himself and the reader.
I know about than the preposition vs. than the introducer of 'elliptical' clauses, but this example took me (intuitively, not analytically) aback.
The construction ‘the shiraz impresses’ seems to be 'elliptical' , with an implied object complement that is not expressed, rather than being a genuinely intransitive verb.
When little observations popped out, they had 'elliptical' power.
This is not an easy task because of Knight's 'elliptical' writing style.
Frost's text at times verges on the obtuse - her language and often convoluted and 'elliptical' form of writing may well daunt the less academic reader.
Small ovoid and 'elliptical' silver baskets were made in the neoclassical style to hold sugar as part of the tea service.
No, what puzzled us was Chuck Colson's 'elliptical' logic and weird similes.
In each case, 'elliptical' writing conveys too little.
The elephant's road to freedom links up with a city dweller making a hard choice in a treacherous world, and in Sommers's hands, it all makes 'elliptical' sense.
That is a phrase which, in our respectful submission, is also apt to mislead, it being an 'elliptical' noun phrase.
He appears to be shuffling the decks in an 'elliptical' power move.
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