Of or pertaining to an ellipse; elliptic.
Shaped like an ellipse; elliptical.
Having the tridimensional shape of an ellipse rotated on its long axis.
A surface, all of whose cross sections are elliptic or circular (including the sphere), that generalises the ellipse and in Cartesian coordinates (x, y, z) is a quadric with equation x²/a² + y²/b² + z²/c² = 1.
Such a surface used as a model of the shape of the earth.
Encircling; enveloping; comprehensive.
Indirect, circuitous, or circumlocutionary.
A horizontal wheel which rotates around a central axis when pushed and on which children ride, often found in parks as a children's play apparatus.
A fairground carousel.
A detour.
A short, close-fitting coat or jacket worn by men or boys, especially in the 19th century.
A road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island.
To play on a roundabout (carousel)
To travel round roundabouts
To talk in a roundabout, indirect manner