Word: ellipsing
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: e
llip
sing
Definition: Present participle of ellipse; a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it
Morphemes:
Affix: ellipse
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A closed curve, the locus of a point such that the sum of the distances from that point to two other fixed points (called the foci of the ellipse) is constant; equivalently, the conic section that is the intersection of a cone with a plane that does not intersect the base of the cone.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ellipse
Language: fr
Decoded: ellipse
PoS: Noun
Meaning: ellipsis
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.