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<hw>El*lip"tic*al*ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>In the form of an ellipse.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>With a part omitted; <as>as, <ex>elliptically</ex> expressed</as>.</def>

<h1>Ellipticity</h1> <Xpage=480>

<hw>El`lip*tic"i*ty</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>ellipticit\'82</ets>.]</ety> <def>Deviation of an ellipse or a spheroid from the form of a circle or a sphere; especially, in reference to the figure of the earth, the difference between the equatorial and polar semidiameters, divided by the equatorial; thus, the <i>ellipticity</i> of the earth is <frac1x29966/.</def>

<note>&hand; Some writers use <i>ellipticity</i> as the ratio of the difference of the two semiaxes to the minor axis, instead of the major.</note>

<i>Nichol.</i>

<h1>Elliptic-lanceolate</h1> <Xpage=480>

<hw>El*lip"tic-lan"ce*o*late</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having a form intermediate between elliptic and lanceolate.</def>

<h1>Elliptograph</h1> <Xpage=480>

<hw>El*lip"to*graph</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Same as <er>Ellipsograph</er>.</def>

<h1>Ellwand</h1> <Xpage=480>

<hw>Ell"wand</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Formerly, a measuring rod an ell long.</def>

<h1>Elm</h1> <Xpage=480>

<hw>Elm</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[AS. <ets>elm</ets>; akin to D. <ets>olm</ets>, OHG. <ets>elm</ets>, G. <ets>ulme</ets>, Icel. <ets>almr</ets>, Dan. & Sw. <ets>alm</ets>, L. <ets>ulmus</ets>, and E. <ets>alder</ets>. Cf. <er>Old</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A tree of the genus <spn>Ulmus</spn>, of several species, much used as a shade tree, particularly in America. The English elm is <spn>Ulmus campestris</spn>; the common American or white elm is <spn>U. Americana</spn>; the slippery or red elm, <spn>U. fulva</spn>.</def>

<cs><col>Elm beetle</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>one of several species of beetles (esp. <spn>Galeruca calmariensis</spn>), which feed on the leaves of the elm.</cd> -- <col>Elm borer</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>one of several species of beetles of which the larv\'91 bore into the wood or under the bark of the elm (esp. <spn>Saperda tridentata</spn>).</cd> -- <col>Elm butterfly</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>one of several species of butterflies, which, in the caterpillar state, feed on the leaves of the elm (esp. <spn>Vanessa antiopa</spn> and <spn>Grapta comma</spn>). See <cref>Comma butterfly</cref>, under <er>Comma</er>.</cd> -- <col>Elm moth</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>one of numerous species of moths of which the larv\'91 destroy the leaves of the elm (esp. <spn>Eugonia subsignaria</spn>, called <i>elm spanworm<i>).</cd> -- <col>Elm sawfly</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a large sawfly (<spn>Cimbex Americana</spn>). The larva, which is white with a black dorsal stripe, feeds on the leaves of the elm.</cd></cs>

<h1>Elmen</h1> <Xpage=480>

<hw>Elm"en</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Belonging to elms.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Elmo's fire</h1> <Xpage=480>

<hw>El"mo's fire`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <def>See <er>Corposant</er>; also <cref>Saint Elmo's Fire</cref>, under <er>Saint</er>.</def>

<h1>Elmy</h1> <Xpage=480>

<hw>Elm"y</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Abounding with elms.</def>

<blockquote>The simple spire and <b>elmy</b> grange. <i>T. Warton.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Elocation</h1> <Xpage=480>

<hw>El`o*ca"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>e-</ets> + <ets>locate</ets>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>A removal from the usual place of residence.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Departure from the usual state; an ecstasy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

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<h1>Elocular</h1> <Xpage=481>