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

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

This elliptical approach is in part its strength, subtly illuminating how trying to move past one tragedy may bring a family to the precipice of another.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

The Moon does not orbit the earth in a perfect circle but has more of an egg-shaped, elliptical orbit.

From BBC • Nov. 2, 2025

Did such a law uniquely require that planets must follow elliptical orbits?

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin