Emily Dickinson Lexicon

EL-LIP'TIC, or EL-LIP'TIC-AL, a.

1. Pertaining to an ellipsis; having the form of an ellipse. The planets move in elliptical orbits, having the sun in one focus, and by a radius from the sun, they describe equal areas in equal times. Cheyne.
2. Defective; as, an elliptical phrase.