Oval vs. Elliptical
Difference Between Oval and Elliptical
Ovalnoun
A shape rather like an egg or an ellipse.
Ellipticaladjective
In a shape of, or reminding of, an ellipse; oval.
Ovalnoun
A sporting arena etc. of this shape.
Ellipticaladjective
Of, or showing ellipsis; having a word or words omitted.
If he is sometimes elliptical and obscure, it is because he has so much to tell us. -- Edmund WilsonOvalnoun
(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.)
Ellipticaladjective
(of speech) Concise, condensed.
Ovaladjective
Having the shape of an oval.
Ellipticaladjective
Elliptic.
Ovaladjective
Of or pertaining to an ovum.
oval conceptionsEllipticalnoun
(astronomy) An elliptical galaxy
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 constantEllipticalnoun
An elliptical trainer
Ovaladjective
rounded like an egg
Ellipticaladjective
containing or characterized by ellipsis;
the clause of comparison is often ellipticalEllipticaladjective
rounded like an egg
Ellipticaladjective
characterized by extreme economy of expression or omission of superfluous elements;
the dialogue is elliptic and full of dark hintsthe explanation was concise, even elliptical to the verge of obscurity
