ELLIPTICAL in a Sentence

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1. What resulted was system of planets orbiting in elliptical, not circular, orbits described by three laws.

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 Meanings and Examples of ELLIPTICAL
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elliptical
 a.  rounded like an egg; in a shape reminding of an ellipse; oval
Classic Sentence:
1  When he was tired, his lectures were clouded, obscure, elliptical; but when he was interested they were wonderful.
My Antonia By Willa Cather
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3. Lena Lingard: I
Example Sentence:
1  What resulted was system of planets orbiting in elliptical, not circular, orbits described by three laws.