Definition: a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it
Usage: the sums of the distances from the foci to any point on an ellipse is constant
Similar words: conic, conic section
Definition: (geometry) a curve generated by the intersection of a plane and a circular cone
Synonyms: egg-shaped, elliptic, elliptical, prolate, oviform, ovoid, oval, oval-shaped, ovate
Definition: rounded like an egg
Similar words: rounded
Definition: curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged
Usage: low rounded hills; rounded shoulders