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Yes, ellipse is playable

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"Ellipse" Definition

noun

A conic section whose plane is not parallel to the axis, base, or generatrix of the intersected cone.
A plane curve, especially:.
Ellipsis.
The locus of points for which the sum of the distances from each point to two fixed points is equal.
A closed plane curve generated by a point moving in such a way that the sums of its distances from two fixed points is a constant a plane section of a right circular cone that is a closed curve.

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