pertaining to or having the form of an ellipse.

pertaining to or marked by grammatical ellipsis.

(of speech or writing) expressed with extreme or excessive economy; relieved of irrelevant matter

to converse in elliptical sentences.

(of a style of speaking or writing) tending to be ambiguous, cryptic, or obscure

an elliptical prose that is difficult to translate.

Astronomy . elliptical galaxy.

adjective

egg-shaped , ellipsoidal , oblong , ovoidnotes:elliptic corresponds to the ellipse while elliptical corresponds to the ellipsis , abridged , concise , oval , ovate , ovoid