ellipse
/ɪˈlɪps/ih-LIPS
/ɪˈlɪps/ih-LIPS
Meaninga falling short
Common meaning: an oval
- elGreek en- before l: in
- lipsto leave, fall shortLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 882 · scan
‘in’ + ‘to leave, fall short’ → ellipse
Journey through time
- Greekλείπω‘to leave, fall short’
- Latinellipsis
- Englishellipse‘an oval’ · today
lips also in: eclipse
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Greek λείπω ‘to leave, fall short’.
Roots
- λείπω Greek “to leave, fall short”
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