ellipse
noun/ɪˈlɪps/
Frequency rank: #17,409 most common English word
Meaning
A closed curved shape that looks like a stretched circle, with two focal points.
Example sentence
The planets in our solar system travel in paths shaped like ellipse around the sun.
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