Ellipse vs Hypoellipse - What's the difference?
ellipse | hypoellipse |
(geometry) A closed curve, the locus of a point such that the sum of the distances from that point to two other fixed points (called the foci of the ellipse) is constant; equivalently, the conic section that is the intersection of a cone with a plane that does not intersect the base of the cone.
(grammar) To remove from a phrase a word which is grammatically needed, but which is clearly understood without having to be stated.
(geometry) A superellipse with an exponent (shape parameter) smaller than that of the ellipse, i.e. less than two.
As nouns the difference between ellipse and hypoellipse
is that ellipse is ellipse while hypoellipse is (geometry) a superellipse with an exponent (shape parameter) smaller than that of the ellipse, ie less than two.ellipse
English
(wikipedia ellipse)Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* oval (in non-technical use )Verb
(ellips)- In B's response to A's question:- (A: Would you like to go out?, B: I'd love to), the words that are ellipsed are go out.