elliptical

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Published when its author was 28 years old, the slim, elliptical volume played a central role in Camus winning the Nobel Prize for literature at a time when that distinction still meant something.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

After making a dinner one night, the ring asked whether I’d been on the elliptical.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Some exoplanets follow highly elliptical orbits, meaning the amount of heat they receive from their star changes significantly over time.

From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2026

The Moon's orbit around the Earth is not circular but elliptical, meaning that the distance between the two varies throughout the year.

From BBC • Oct. 4, 2025

M31 has two small satellites, dwarf elliptical galaxies bound to it by gravity, by the identical law of physics that tends to keep me in my chair.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan