Noun: ellipsis
| Singular | ellipsis |
| Plural | ellipses |
Sample Sentences
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The ellipsis in 1, 2, 3, ..., 8, 9 means that the numbers 4, 5, 6, and 7 are not explicitly included, but are considered to be part of the pattern.
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The ellipsis in 0.333... means that the number is a repeating decimal, having threes that go on forever.
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CARD: Hey Baby. Thanks for the … last night. Love you!
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HAZEL: Wow. I've never despised an ellipsis so much in my life. [2006, Danielle Corsetto, Girls with Slingshots: 114:]
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It was now possible for writers and directors to cut scenes that did not further the plot; called "ellipses" by filmmakers. [2002, David Blanke, The 1910s: 219:]
Nouns inflected like ellipsis
mythopoiesis,
ketoacidosis,
carcinomatosis,
macropinocytosis,
syrtis,
glomerulosclerosis,
anagenesis,
cryptanalysis,
sepsis,
subhypothesis,
neurotoxocariasis,
dysmorphosis,
preexapophysis,
neurolipidosis,
diegesis,
chocolate nemesis,
carcinogenesis,
eccyesis,
qualitative analysis,
epicranial aponeurosis, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Latin ellīpsis, from Ancient Greek ἔλλειψις (élleipsis, “omission”). Doublet of ellipse. See: Ancient Greek Nouns '
ἔλλειψις'.
Verbs referencing "ellipsis"
Swedish Nouns
ellips.