elliptical
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M87 is the giant elliptical galaxy that dominates the cluster.
From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026
In a typical binary system, two stars with slightly different masses circle each other along elongated, or elliptical, paths.
From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026
Lynne Ramsay’s film is an elliptical, claustrophobic portrait of postpartum delirium.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025
More than 100 of Cheever’s stories appeared in the New Yorker from the 1940s into the 1980s, making him a sort of ambassador for that magazine’s brand of polished, elliptical fiction.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025
He found the Veranda Cafe, its walls painted with Venetian scenes and featuring a large elliptical dance floor.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
Vocabulary lists containing elliptical
Space Science (Astronomy) - Introductory
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Earth and the Solar System - Middle School
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