Elliptical is a word no one knows the definition to.
The Earth has an elliptical orbit around the Sun.
An independent expression, often lacking an antecedent, attached to a sentence as a prepositional phrase. For example, "in any case, I wouldn't care." (Coincidentally, "for example," as used in the previous sentence, is an elliptical phrase.
The minor planet Pluto has an elliptical orbit around the sun.
In the sentence "The moon revolves around the Earth in an elliptical orbit," the adverb phrase is "in an elliptical orbit." This phrase describes the manner in which the moon revolves around the Earth, providing additional information about the nature of its orbit.
Mercury: Elliptical Venus: Elliptical Earth: Elliptical Mars: Elliptical Jupiter: Elliptical Saturn: Elliptical Uranus: Elliptical Neptune: Elliptical All planets revolve around the Sun in elliptical orbits, with the Sun located at one of the two foci of the ellipse.
An elliptical adverb clause is one that omits certain words that are understood from the context. For example, in the sentence "She runs faster than he (does)," the phrase "does" is understood and omitted in the comparison. The full clause would include the verb for clarity, but the elliptical form is commonly used in conversation.
The Earth has an elliptical orbit around the Sun.
The orbits of the planets around the Sun are not spherical as many people imagine but are in fact elliptical.
An independent expression, often lacking an antecedent, attached to a sentence as a prepositional phrase. For example, "in any case, I wouldn't care." (Coincidentally, "for example," as used in the previous sentence, is an elliptical phrase.
An independent expression, often lacking an antecedent, attached to a sentence as a prepositional phrase. For example, "in any case, I wouldn't care." (Coincidentally, "for example," as used in the previous sentence, is an elliptical phrase.
An elliptical clause is a type of clause in which words or phrases are omitted because they can be understood from context. This omission makes the sentence more concise. Elliptical clauses are common in spoken language and informal writing.
The major axis of an elliptical orbit is also known as an apse line.
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The word BUT can "act" as a preposition but is typically a conjunction and possibly an adverb. In the sentence "No one can help him but himself" the phrase "but himself" is actually an elliptical (truncated) form of "but he can help himself" where BUT is a conjunction. Here the word BUT functions like the word except, which is more consistently defined as a preposition.
when words are intentionally left out of a sentence or paragraph.
The minor planet Pluto has an elliptical orbit around the sun.