Oblong vs. Oval

Oblong vs. Oval — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Oblong and Oval

Oblongadjective

Longer than wide or wider than long; not square.

Ovalnoun

A shape rather like an egg or an ellipse.

Oblongadjective

Roughly rectangular or ellipsoidal.

Ovalnoun

A sporting arena etc. of this shape.

Oblongnoun

Something with an oblong shape.

Ovalnoun

(math) In a projective plane, a set of points, no three collinear, such that there is a unique tangent line at each point. (A tangent line is defined as a line meeting the point set at only one point, also known as a 1-secant.)

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Oblongnoun

A rectangle having length greater than width or width greater than length.

Ovaladjective

Having the shape of an oval.

Oblongnoun

a plane figure that deviates from a square or circle due to elongation

Ovaladjective

Of or pertaining to an ovum.

oval conceptions

Oblongadjective

of a leaf shape; having a somewhat elongated form with approximately parallel sides

Ovalnoun

a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it;

the sums of the distances from the foci to any point on an ellipse is constant
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Oblongadjective

deviating from a square or circle or sphere by being elongated in one direction

Ovaladjective

rounded like an egg