ἔλλειψις,εως,ἡ,
A. falling short, defect, opp.ὑπερβολή, Democr. 102 , Pl. Prt. 356a ; opp.ὑπεροχή, Arist. Ph. 187a17 , Metaph. 1042b25 ; ὑπερβολὴ καὶ ἔ. καὶ τὸ μέσον
Id. EN 1106b17
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2. the conic section ellipse, Apollon.Perg. Con. 1.13 (so called because the square on the ordinate is equal to a rectangle with height equal to the abscissa and applied to the parameter, butfalling shortof it).
3. ἐν ἐλλείψεσιν ἐνυπάρχεινto be present indeficiency, of the negative terms in an algebraical expression, Dioph. 1
Praef. p.14 T.
4. Gramm.,ellipse, Ath. 14.644a , A.D. Synt. 117.19 ;omissionof a letter, Id. Pron. 56.28 .
5.
= ἔκλειψις , Olymp. in Mete. 67.37 (s.v.l.).
6. Pythag.name fortwo,
Theol.Ar. 10 .