| Webster's Online Dictionary |
Date "ELLIPSES" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1668. (references) |
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Aerospace | Visual indicators, such as three dots (...), used to distinguish menu options that branch to other sub-menus, from menu options that will immediately perform an operation. (references) | ||
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| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Braking ellipses | Aerospace | A series of ellipses, decreasing in size due to aerodynamic drag, followed by a spacecraft in entering a planetary atmosphere. In theory, this maneuver will allow a spacecraft to dissipate the heat generated in entry without burning up. (references) | |
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Topics by Level of Interest: ELLIPSES | ||||
| Topics sorted by level of Interest | Level (1=low, 600=high) | Topics sorted Alphabetically | Level (1=low, 600=high) | |
| Ellipses | 2 | Ellipses | 2 | |
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