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Illustration of 16 concentric congruent ellipses that are rotated about the center at equal intervals of 22.5°. The ellipses are externally tangent to the circle in which they are inscribed.

16 Rotated Concentric Ellipses

Illustration of 16 concentric congruent ellipses that are rotated about the center at equal intervals…

Illustration of 2 concentric ellipses, whose major axes are vertical, inscribed in a circle whose diameter is equal to the length of the major axes of the ellipses. The ellipses, which decrease in width in equal increments, are externally tangent to the circle. The illustration could be used as a 3-dimensional drawing of a sphere.

2 Ellipses Inscribed In A Circle

Illustration of 2 concentric ellipses, whose major axes are vertical, inscribed in a circle whose diameter…

Illustration of 2 concentric congruent ellipses that are rotated about the center at 90°. The ellipses are externally tangent to the circle in which they are inscribed.

2 Rotated Concentric Ellipses

Illustration of 2 concentric congruent ellipses that are rotated about the center at 90°. The ellipses…

An illustration of 2 ellipses that have the equal vertical axes, but different horizontal axes. The ellipse on the left has a larger horizontal axis than the ellipse on the right.

2 Ellipses With Equal Vertical Axes

An illustration of 2 ellipses that have the equal vertical axes, but different horizontal axes. The…

An illustration of 2 ellipses that have the equal vertical axes, but different horizontal axes. The ellipse on the left has a larger horizontal axis than the ellipse on the right. The ellipse on the left has equal horizontal and vertical axes, making it a circle.

2 Ellipses With Equal Vertical Axes

An illustration of 2 ellipses that have the equal vertical axes, but different horizontal axes. The…

An illustration of 3 concentric ellipses that are tangent at the end points of the vertical axes. The horizontal axes (the major axes of the ellipses) decreases in size in each successive ellipse. The major axis equals the minor axis in the smallest ellipse, thus forming a circle.

3 Concentric Ellipses

An illustration of 3 concentric ellipses that are tangent at the end points of the vertical axes. The…

An illustration of 3 concentric ellipses that are tangent at the end points of the vertical axes, which is drawn in the illustration. The horizontal axes decreases in size in each successive ellipse. The major axis is horizontal for the outmost ellipse and vertical for the innermost ellipse. When the major and minor axes are equal, the result is a circle (as in the second/middle ellipse).

3 Concentric Ellipses

An illustration of 3 concentric ellipses that are tangent at the end points of the vertical axes, which…

An illustration of 3 concentric ellipses that are tangent at the end points of the vertical axes. The horizontal axes decreases in size in each successive ellipse. The major axis is horizontal for the outmost ellipse and vertical for the innermost ellipse. When the major and minor axes are equal, the result is a circle (as in the second/middle ellipse).

3 Concentric Ellipses

An illustration of 3 concentric ellipses that are tangent at the end points of the vertical axes. The…

An illustration of 4 concentric ellipses that are tangent at the end points of the vertical axes. The horizontal axes (the major axes of the ellipses) decreases in size in each successive ellipse.

4 Concentric Ellipses

An illustration of 4 concentric ellipses that are tangent at the end points of the vertical axes. The…

An illustration of 4 concentric ellipses that are tangent at the end points of the vertical axes. The horizontal axes decreases in size in each successive ellipse. The major axis is horizontal for the outer two ellipses and vertical for the innermost ellipse. When the major and minor axes are equal, the result is a circle (as in the third ellipse).

4 Concentric Ellipses

An illustration of 4 concentric ellipses that are tangent at the end points of the vertical axes. The…

An illustration of 4 concentric ellipses that are tangent at the end points of the vertical axes, which is drawn in the illustration. The horizontal axes decreases in size in each successive ellipse. The major axis is horizontal for the outer two ellipses and vertical for the innermost ellipse. When the major and minor axes are equal, the result is a circle (as in the third ellipse).

4 Concentric Ellipses

An illustration of 4 concentric ellipses that are tangent at the end points of the vertical axes, which…

Illustration of 4 concentric congruent ellipses that are rotated about the center at equal intervals of 45°. The ellipses are externally tangent to the circle in which they are inscribed.

4 Rotated Concentric Ellipses

Illustration of 4 concentric congruent ellipses that are rotated about the center at equal intervals…

An illustration of 5 concentric ellipses that are tangent at the end points of the vertical axes. The horizontal axes decreases in size in each successive ellipse. The major axis is horizontal for the outer three ellipses and vertical for the innermost ellipse. When the major and minor axes are equal, the result is a circle (as in the fourth ellipse).

5 Concentric Ellipses

An illustration of 5 concentric ellipses that are tangent at the end points of the vertical axes. The…

An illustration of 5 concentric ellipses that are tangent at the end points of the vertical axes, which is drawn in the illustration. The horizontal axes decreases in size in each successive ellipse. The major axis is horizontal for the outer three ellipses and vertical for the innermost ellipse. When the major and minor axes are equal, the result is a circle (as in the fourth ellipse).

5 Concentric Ellipses

An illustration of 5 concentric ellipses that are tangent at the end points of the vertical axes, which…

An illustration of 6 concentric ellipses that are tangent at the end points of the vertical axes. The horizontal axes decreases in size in each successive ellipse. The major axis is horizontal for the outer four ellipses and vertical for the innermost ellipse. When the major and minor axes are equal, the result is a circle (as in the fifth ellipse).

6 Concentric Ellipses

An illustration of 6 concentric ellipses that are tangent at the end points of the vertical axes. The…

An illustration of 6 concentric ellipses that are tangent at the end points of the vertical axes, which is drawn in the illustration. The horizontal axes decreases in size in each successive ellipse. The major axis is horizontal for the outer four ellipses and vertical for the innermost ellipse. When the major and minor axes are equal, the result is a circle (as in the fifth ellipse).

6 Concentric Ellipses

An illustration of 6 concentric ellipses that are tangent at the end points of the vertical axes, which…

Illustration of 8 concentric congruent ellipses that are rotated about the center at equal intervals of 22.5°. The ellipses are externally tangent to the circle in which they are inscribed.

8 Rotated Concentric Ellipses

Illustration of 8 concentric congruent ellipses that are rotated about the center at equal intervals…

Illustration of concentric ellipses, whose major axes are vertical, inscribed in a circle whose diameter is equal to the length of the major axes of the ellipses. The ellipses, which decrease in width in equal increments until the smallest one is a line, are externally tangent to the circle. The illustration could be described as a circle rotated about the poles of the vertical axis. It could also be used as a 3-dimensional drawing of a sphere.

Ellipses Inscribed In A Circle

Illustration of concentric ellipses, whose major axes are vertical, inscribed in a circle whose diameter…

Illustration of concentric ellipses, whose major axes are vertical, inscribed in a circle whose diameter is equal to the length of the major axes of the ellipses. The ellipses, which decrease in width in equal increments until the smallest one is a line, are externally tangent to the circle. The illustration could be described as a circle rotated about the poles of the vertical axis. It could also be used as a 3-dimensional drawing of a sphere.

Ellipses Inscribed In A Circle

Illustration of concentric ellipses, whose major axes are vertical, inscribed in a circle whose diameter…

A gyroscope that is rotated to form an ellipse.

Gyroscope

A gyroscope that is rotated to form an ellipse.

Illustration showing the definition of an hyperbola as a conic section. "The section of a right circular cone made by a plane that cuts both nappes of the cone is a hyperbola." A double right circular cone with a plane parallel to the axis cutting through the cones.

Conic Section Showing an Hyperbola

Illustration showing the definition of an hyperbola as a conic section. "The section of a right circular…

Diagram showing how to construct a hyperbola when given the two foci and the length of the major axis (2a).

Construction of a Hyperbola

Diagram showing how to construct a hyperbola when given the two foci and the length of the major axis…

Labeled shapes showing various measures of form.

Measures of Form

Labeled shapes showing various measures of form.

The arena of Nîmes is a Roman amphitheater located in city of Nimes, France. The amphitheater was built around 70 A.D. during the time of Emperor Caesar Augustus. The structure is designed in an enclosed ellipsis.

The Arena of Nîmes

The arena of Nîmes is a Roman amphitheater located in city of Nimes, France. The amphitheater was built…

An illustration showing an oval.

Oval

An illustration showing an oval.

Oval with dotted vertical and horizontal lines that are lines of symmetry.

Lines of Symmetry, Oval With

Oval with dotted vertical and horizontal lines that are lines of symmetry.

Illustration used to show how to draw an egg-shaped oval when given the diameters.

Construction Of Oval

Illustration used to show how to draw an egg-shaped oval when given the diameters.

The grill panel is a late German Renaissance. It is designed in the shape of an oblong and an ellipses.

Grill Panel

The grill panel is a late German Renaissance. It is designed in the shape of an oblong and an ellipses.

The Lattice panel is a late German Renaissance. It is designed in the shape of an oblong and an ellipses.

Lattice Panel

The Lattice panel is a late German Renaissance. It is designed in the shape of an oblong and an ellipses.