semi-elliptical
English
Etymology
From semi- + elliptical
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /sɛmiˈɪˈlɪp.tɪkəl/
Adjective
semi-elliptical (not comparable)
- Alternative form of semielliptical
- 1960 September, P. Ransome-Wallis, “Modern motive power of the German Federal Railway: Part One”, in Trains Illustrated, page 553:
- Many of them now have the semi-elliptical, frame-less tenders taken from scrapped Kriegsloks of Type "52".
References
- “semi-elliptical”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.