Oval vs. Elliptical

Oval vs. Elliptical — Is There a Difference?
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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 Wilson

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.)

Ellipticaladjective

(of speech) Concise, condensed.

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Ovaladjective

Having the shape of an oval.

Ellipticaladjective

Elliptic.

Ovaladjective

Of or pertaining to an ovum.

oval conceptions

Ellipticalnoun

(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 constant

Ellipticalnoun

An elliptical trainer

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Ovaladjective

rounded like an egg

Ellipticaladjective

containing or characterized by ellipsis;

the clause of comparison is often elliptical

Ellipticaladjective

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