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• s  rounded like an egg
• s  characterized by extreme economy of expression or omission of superfluous elements
  the explanation was concise, even elliptical to the verge of obscurity"- H.O.Taylor

• Planets do not go round in a circular path for their paths are elliptical.
• Bad Astronomy is also a reliable guide to the latest in good astronomy, like the stunning recent photos of Centaurus, an elliptical galaxy with a massive black hole at its core.
• My cardiovascular weapon of choice is the elliptical machine, but Apple says their system was built for runners.

• egg-shaped
• elliptic
• oval
• oval-shaped
• ovate
• oviform
• ovoid
• prolate

News & Articles

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• Many New Potential Black Hole Candidates Found in Galactic Neighbor
  Our galaxy, the Milky Way, is part of the Local Group of galaxies, which contains multiple galaxies with ours being the second biggest. The queen of the Local Group is the Andromeda galaxy, which shares many characteristics with us and in the future will likely collide with us, creating a massive elliptical galaxy. Using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory researchers have identified 26 potential ...
  June 14, 2013 - Overclockers Club
• In ‘Aliyah,’ a Trip From France to Israel Is Dangerous
  Cédric Kahn, left, and Pio Marmaï portray brothers in Paris. The anxiety that infuses the elliptical family drama “Aliyah” is underscored by Schoenberg’s feverish, brooding “Verklärte Nacht.”
  June 13, 2013 - New York Times

Quotes

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• Wade Phillips in International Herald Tribune
  I was on the elliptical (exercise machine) and I was going. I thought, 'Man, I'm really going now, shaking this place down.' So I didn't even notice it,Phillips said. "I thought I was really working out."
• Geoffrey Marcy in The Australian
  Most of the planets are not in circular orbits around the host star but in elongated ones called elliptical orbits,Prof Marcy said.
• Dennis Prager in NewsMax.com
  That's the reality of the situation. I'm improving. I'm happy with the progress. I'm working out hard on the exercise bike and the elliptical machine, but I'm just not there yet. The last thing I want is to get back on the field and be out again a... Barry Bonds http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Bonds&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNGBGuNsA7rbLFWNpY8jcFqqFJiBzw San Francisco Chronicle http://www.google.com/url?q=http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi%3Ffile%3D/c/a/2005/08/02/BONDS.TMP&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNHUifo0nuZVjw1wO7ePe1w6DikR_w Aug 1, 2005 32285 41708 ellison He should not be allowed to do so," Townhall.com contributing columnist Dennis Prager writes on the Web site. "Ellison's defenders argue that Ellison is merely being honest; since he believes in the Quran and not in the Bible, he should be...