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.
Related terms
* oblate
See also
* prolate
* rectangle
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