Word: hyperellipse
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: hy
per
e
llipse
Definition: Specifically, a superellipse with an exponent (shape parameter) greater than that of the ellipse (two).
Morphemes:
Affix: hyper-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: existing in more than three spatial dimensions
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ὑπέρ
Language: grc
Decoded: uper
Meaning: over
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