Definition of "ellipsis" in Anglais

noun

1. (typography, mathematics) A mark consisting of multiple full stops (with or without spaces), used to indicate omitted, missing, or illegible words; or (in mathematics) that a pattern continues.

   • 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.
   • The ellipsis in 0.333... means that the number is a repeating decimal, having threes that go on forever.

2. (grammar, rhetoric) The omission of a word or phrase that can be inferred from the context.

3. (film) The omission of scenes in a film that do not advance the plot.

4. (obsolete, geometry) An ellipse.