Elliptical and Long

Elliptical

Elliptical adjective - Having an often intentionally veiled or uncertain meaning.

Long and elliptical are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Long" instead an adjective "Elliptical".

Nearby Word: elliptic

Long

Long adjective - Of great extent from end to end.

Elliptical and long are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Elliptical" instead an adjective "Long".

Nearby Word: longed

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • Death World Its elliptical orbit takes twice as long as Terran standard and means that its long winters freeze almost the entire planet, while its summers bring lava flows and tidal waves as the world passes close to its sun.
    Source: Death World
  • Bizarre Alien Reproduction Their homeworld has a century-long highly elliptical orbit.
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