Significados de describe an ellipse em inglês

The Sun is at the center (or, more properly speaking, at the focus, for the planets describe an ellipse) of this system, and controls them.

Suppose it is required to describe an ellipse the longer diameter of which is 8 inches, and the distance between the foci 5 inches.

Every moving body circulating regularly around another, describes an ellipse.

The sun described an ellipse, rising a little east of north and setting a little west of north.

This inference is so far correct, but the very common impression that the middle point of the rod always describes an ellipse is quite erroneous.