Synonyms & related words for ellipses

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of ellipses. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to ellipses

Explore words related to ellipses — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include ellipsis, elliptical, elliptically, oval, ellipsoid, rectangles, elliptic, hyperbolas. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does ellipses come from?

The word ellipses breaks down into one root of Greek origin: the root ellips-, from Greek elleipsis (“falling short, omission”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.