Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Somewhat like an ellipse.
- noun Same as
elliptois .
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Examples
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Some elements of the implicit standards of female beauty may seem alien to Western eyes: long, flat elliptoid faces painted white, with tiny eyes and mouths; two-dimensional bodies swathed in loose, flowing kimonos; "unnatural" poses and attitudes, assumed by invisible bodies as pliable as wire.
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The field can be shaped into a variety of forms, ranging from spherical and hemispherical to conical, planar, curved planar or elliptoid.
The Starfleet Survival Guide David Mack 2002
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The field can be shaped into a variety of forms, ranging from spherical and hemispherical to conical, planar, curved planar or elliptoid.
The Starfleet Survival Guide David Mack 2002
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The field can be shaped into a variety of forms, ranging from spherical and hemispherical to conical, planar, curved planar or elliptoid.
The Starfleet Survival Guide David Mack 2002
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The field can be shaped into a variety of forms, ranging from spherical and hemispherical to conical, planar, curved planar or elliptoid.
The Starfleet Survival Guide David Mack 2002
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