Elliptic

a.	1.	Of or pertaining to an ellipse; having the form of an ellipse; oblong, with rounded ends. The planets move in elliptic orbits. - Cheyne. The billiard sharp who any one catches, His doom's extremely hard - He's made to dwell In a dungeon cell On a spot that's always barred. And there he plays extravagant matches In fitless finger-stalls On a cloth untrue With a twisted cue And elliptical billiard balls! - Gilbert and Sullivan (The Mikado: The More Humane Mikado Song
	2.	Having a part omitted; as, an elliptical phrase.
	3.	leaving out information essential to comprehension; so concise as to be difficult to understand; obscure or ambiguous; - of speech or writing; as, an elliptical comment. Elliptic chuck See under Chuck. Elliptic compasses an instrument arranged for drawing ellipses. Elliptic function (Math.) See Function. Elliptic integral (Math.) See Integral. Elliptic polarization See under Polarization.

Adj.	1.	elliptic - containing or characterized by ellipsis; "the clause of comparison is often elliptical"- G.O.Curme Synonyms: elliptical
	2.	elliptic - of a leaf shape; in the form of an ellipse
	3.	elliptic - rounded like an egg Synonyms: egg-shaped, oval, oviform, ovoid, prolate, ovate, elliptical
	4.	elliptic - characterized by extreme economy of expression or omission of superfluous elements; "the dialogue is elliptic and full of dark hints"; "the explanation was concise, even elliptical to the verge of obscurity"- H.O.Taylor Synonyms: elliptical

Spartan, abbreviated, abridged, abstracted, aposiopestic, bell-like, bell-shaped, bobbed, brief, brusque, campaniform, campanular, campanulate, capsule, capsulized, clipped, close, compact, compendious, compressed, concise, condensed, contracted, crisp, cropped, curt, curtailed, cut, cut short, digested, docked, elided, ellipsoid, elliptical, elongated, epigrammatic, gnomic, laconic, mowed, mown, nipped, oblong, oblongated, oblongitudinal, parabolic, pithy, pointed, pollard, polled, pruned, reaped, rectangular, reserved, saucer-shaped, sententious, shaved, sheared, short, short and sweet, short-cut, shortened, snub, snubbed, succinct, summary, synopsized, taciturn, terse, tight, to the point, trimmed, truncated