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Ellipsoidal vs Oblong - What's the difference?

ellipsoidal | oblong |

As adjectives the difference between ellipsoidal and oblong

is that ellipsoidal is (ellipsoid) while oblong is longer than wide.

As a noun oblong is

something with an oblong shape.

ellipsoidal

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (mathematics) Of or pertaining to an ellipsoid.
  • Derived terms

    * ellipsoidal calculus * ellipsoidal coordinate * ellipsoidal harmonic

    oblong

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Longer than wide.
  • Roughly rectangular or ellipsoidal.
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • Something with an oblong shape.
  • A rectangle having length greater than width.
  • See also

    * prolate * rectangle ----