diff --git a/reference/image/functions/imagefilledellipse.xml b/reference/image/functions/imagefilledellipse.xml
index ab109c9e71..21f4e795a1 100644
--- a/reference/image/functions/imagefilledellipse.xml
+++ b/reference/image/functions/imagefilledellipse.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.16 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.17 $ -->
 <refentry xml:id="function.imagefilledellipse" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
  <refnamediv>
   <refname>imagefilledellipse</refname>
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
      <term><parameter>width</parameter></term>
      <listitem>
       <para>
-       The arc width
+       The ellipse width
       </para>
      </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
      <term><parameter>height</parameter></term>
      <listitem>
       <para>
-       The arc height
+       The ellipse height
       </para>
      </listitem>
     </varlistentry>