ellipses

noun

1. 1.A closed curve, the locus of a point such that the sum of the distances from that point to two other fixed points (called the foci of the ellipse) is constant; equivalently, the conic section that is the intersection of a cone with a plane that does not intersect the base of the cone.
2. 2.A mark consisting of (in English) three periods, historically or more formally with spaces in between, before, and after them “ . . . ”, or more recently a single character “…” Ellipses are used to indicate that words have been omitted in a text or that they are missing or illegible.
3. 3.(grammar) The omission of a word or phrase that can be inferred from the context.
4. 4.The omission of scenes in a film that do not advance the plot.
5. 5.An ellipse.