2006-10-21 08:58:07 · 6 answers · asked by Kristy 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
Get an egg, a piece of paper and a pencil. Place the egg on the paper and trace the outline of the egg onto the paper with the paper. Viola! An elliptical circle. In other words, an oval.
2006-10-21 09:06:46 · answer #1 · answered by Angie P. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Elliptical means oblong or oval. A perfect circle would be round, maybe circumferential even. So, I guess what you are trying to say is that only 5% are perfectly round and the other 95% are oblong/elliptical
2006-10-21 16:09:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A circle viewed from any angle other than along the line perpendicular to its center. Or, to state it another way, a circle viewed from any position that is not equidistant from every point on the circle. (Excluding of course any line of view that passes through the circle twice. From that perspective the circle would appear as a straight line.)
2006-10-21 23:15:51 · answer #3 · answered by PaulCyp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
D shaped circle., more like a oval like an eliptical orbit
An ellipse has a point a little bit away from the center called the "focus".
2006-10-21 16:05:50 · answer #4 · answered by julie l 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Elliptical mean nothing bt Ellipse.
2006-10-22 02:20:44 · answer #5 · answered by kumaresan_99 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a normal circle just squashed abit.
2006-10-21 16:04:59 · answer #6 · answered by hoarp001 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋