English → Latin
“ellipse” in Latin
The English word ellipse itself goes back to Latin ellīpsis.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
ellipse
ellipsis (technical term): detractio (Quint. I, 5, 40).
In mathematics, *ellipsis.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for ellipse?
- The usual Latin words for “ellipse” are ellīpsis, dētractiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.