Proof in point:
el·lipse
a plane curve such that the sums of the distances of each point in its periphery from two fixed points, the foci, are equal. It is a conic section formed by the intersection of a right circular cone by a plane that cuts the axis and the surface of the cone. Typical equation: ( x 2 / a 2 ) + ( y 2 / b 2 ) = 1. If a = b the ellipse is a circle.
el·lip·sis
1.
Grammar .
a.
the omission from a sentence or other construction ofone or more words that would complete or clarify construction, as the omission of who are, while I am, or while we are from I like to interview people sitting down.
b.
the omission of one or more items from a construction in order to avoid repeating the identical or equivalent items that are in a preceding or following construction, as the omission of been to Paris from the second clause of I've been to Paris, but they haven't.
2.
Printing . a mark or marks as ——, …, or * * *, to indicate an omission or suppression of letters or words.
Can someone please explain to me why the plural of both ellipse and ellipsis is ellipses?
I refuse to think of my ironic use of the ... ellipsis as a cyclical ellipse.
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