elliptical

• Относящийся к эллипсу или имеющий форму эллипса; также используется для описания речи или письма, которые намеренно неясны или двусмысленны.

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.

   Овальный или эллипсоидный

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

   Synonymsegg-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.

   Сжатый или неясный

   • 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.

   Synonymsabstrusebriefcompendiousconcisecrypticlaconicpithysententioussuccinctterse

   Antonymscircumlocutorydiffuseexpandedexplicitlong-windedprolixverbosewordy