Origin: Latin suffix -al
Elliptical has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
An elliptical galaxy.
"The astronomer pointed out that our Milky Way is a spiral galaxy, but the Andromeda galaxy nearby has an elliptical shape instead."
rounded like an egg
"The farmer bought a new elliptical barn designed to hold his round hay bales comfortably."
characterized by extreme economy of expression or omission of superfluous elements
"the dialogue is elliptic and full of dark hints"
"the explanation was concise, even elliptical to the verge of obscurity"
In a shape of, or reminding of, an ellipse; oval.
"The gardener trimmed the hedge into a perfectly elliptical shape to match the fountain's design."