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ellipses

Pronunciación: [ɪˈlɪp.siːz]

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Cómo usar ellipses en una oración: 2 significados y 6 ejemplos con audio.

Contexto: «mathematics»

(noun) a type of shape in geometry that looks like a stretched-out circle. If you think about an egg, that's a bit like an ellipse because it's wider than it is tall.

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In math class, we learned that planets move in ellipses around the sun.

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The shape of the triangle is not an ellipse; it's very different.

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Can you draw an ellipse on your paper?

Contexto: «writing»

(noun) a set of three dots (...). These dots show that something is left out or that a thought is unfinished. It's like when you pause for a moment while talking.

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I used ellipses in my story to create suspense and make the reader curious.

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It's not clear if you meant to use ellipses because there is no pause in your sentence.

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Why did you use ellipses in your text?

Cómo se pronuncia ellipses

Pronunciación: [ɪˈlɪp.siːz]

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