As adjectives the difference between oblong and oval
is that oblong is longer than wide while oval is having the shape of an oval.
As nouns the difference between oblong and oval
is that oblong is something with an oblong shape while oval is a shape rather like an egg or an ellipse.
As a proper noun Oval is
a cricket ground in South London.
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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oval
English
Noun
(
en noun)
A shape rather like an egg or an ellipse.
A sporting arena etc. of this shape.
Usage notes
* Note: an ellipse is a precise mathematical shape, but an oval is not.
Adjective
(
en adjective)
Having the shape of an oval.
Of or pertaining to an ovum.
- oval conceptions
Derived terms
* ovaline
* ovalish
* ovally
Usage notes
The adjectives oval, ovate, and ovoid all come from roots meaning "egg-shaped". They are usually denotatively synonymous. A connotation of one end being bigger than the other (which is often true of eggs) may or may not be implied. Of the three, oval is the one mostly likely to connote a symmetrical ellipse.
