ellipses
Three dots trailing
Ellipses is the plural of ellipsis.
An ellipsis is a set of three dots (...) indicating omitted words or a trailing off: Her voice faded into ellipses.
In geometry, ellipses are oval shapes—closed curves where the sum of distances from two focal points remains constant.
The punctuation and the shape share a Greek root meaning "falling short."
Elongated rounded shape
- conicTapering to apex
- eccentricityUnconventional behavior or nature
- fociCentral points of convergence
- locusParticular position or place
perimeter · axis · major axis · minor axis · curvature · symmetry · arc · tangent
Failure to include
- pausesTemporary cessations of activity
- dot dot dotInformal name for ellipsis
- trailing offGradually becoming inaudible
- silenceTotal lack of sound
gap · lacuna · absence · deletion · elision · unspoken · unstated · implied
State of awaiting something
- tensionStretched or strained state
- cliffhangerSuspenseful unresolved ending
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
- trailing offGradually becoming inaudible
mystery · foreboding · expectation · intrigue · pause · enigma · unresolved · hinting
Not yet complete
- partialFavoring one side
- truncatedCut off abruptly
- unresolvedLacking final determination
- undoneNot fastened or completed
lacking · fragmentary · cut off · interrupted · dangling · open-ended · to be continued · pending
Consisting of incomplete parts
- inconclusiveNot yielding a decision
- time skipNarrative temporal leap
- montageAssembled sequence of images
- jump cutAbrupt splice between shots
passage of time · scene break · condensed · abbreviated · summary · fast-forward · transition · untold
oval
Elongated rounded shape
- conicTapering to apex
- eccentricityUnconventional behavior or nature
- fociCentral points of convergence
locus · perimeter · axis · major axis · minor axis · curvature · symmetry · arc · tangent · radius
omission
Failure to include
- pausesTemporary cessations of activity
- dot dot dotInformal name for ellipsis
- trailing offGradually becoming inaudible
silence · gap · lacuna · absence · deletion · elision · unspoken · unstated · implied · interruption
anticipation
State of awaiting something
- tensionStretched or strained state
- cliffhangerSuspenseful unresolved ending
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
trailing off · mystery · foreboding · expectation · intrigue · pause · enigma · unresolved · hinting · suggestive
unfinished
Not yet complete
- partialFavoring one side
- truncatedCut off abruptly
- unresolvedLacking final determination
undone · lacking · fragmentary · cut off · interrupted · dangling · open-ended · to be continued · pending · suspended
fragmentary
Consisting of incomplete parts
- inconclusiveNot yielding a decision
- time skipNarrative temporal leap
- montageAssembled sequence of images
jump cut · passage of time · scene break · condensed · abbreviated · summary · fast-forward · transition · untold
- curvescurve, arc, curves, curls, curl
- precalculusfunctions, polynomials, trigonometry, logarithms, exponential functions
- geometryangles, circles, angle, shapes, lines
- solar systemsun, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn
- charactersprotagonist, antagonist, hero, character, characters
ellipsesfull text
Complete original wording
in full · verbatim · unabridged · word-for-word · unexpurgated
ellipsespolygons
Closed plane figures
rectangles · squares · triangles · straight lines · parallelograms
- ellipsis markSymbol for omitted words