elliptical

• Sich auf eine Ellipse beziehend oder die Form einer Ellipse habend; außerdem wird es für Sprache oder Schreiben verwendet, das absichtlich unklar oder mehrdeutig ist.

Relating to or shaped like an ellipse; also used to describe speech or writing that is deliberately obscure or ambiguous.

1. Oval or egg-shapedB2formal

   Having the shape of an ellipse; rounded and slightly elongated like an egg.

   Oval oder ellipsenförmig

   • The planet's orbit is slightly elliptical.
   • The mirror had an elliptical shape.
   • The architect designed an elliptical staircase.

   Synonymeegg-shapedellipsoidalovalovateoviformovoid

2. Concise or obscure in expressionC1formal

   Characterized by extreme economy of speech or writing, often omitting words that are understood from context, which can make the meaning unclear.

   Knapp oder unklar

   • His elliptical style of writing leaves much to the reader's interpretation.
   • She gave an elliptical answer that didn't fully explain her position.
   • The poet's elliptical phrases are rich with implied meaning.

   Synonymeabstrusebriefcompendiousconcisecrypticlaconicpithysententioussuccinctterse

   Antonymecircumlocutorydiffuseexpandedexplicitlong-windedprolixverbosewordy