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superelliptical

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English

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Etymology

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From super- +‎ elliptical.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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superelliptical (comparative more superelliptical, superlative most superelliptical)

  1. Having the shape of a superellipse.
    • 1975, Martin Gardner, Mathematical carnival, page 243:
      Already the large superelliptical pool has conferred upon Stockholm an unusual mathematical flavor, like the big catenary curve of St. Louis's Gateway Arch...