As nouns the difference between oval and obround
is that oval is a shape rather like an egg or an ellipse while obround is a shape consisting of two semicircles connected by parallel lines tangent to their endpoints.
As adjectives the difference between oval and obround
is that oval is having the shape of an oval while obround is having an obround shape.
As a proper noun Oval
is a cricket ground in South London.
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.
obround
English
Noun
(
en noun)
(geometry) A shape consisting of two semicircles connected by parallel lines tangent to their endpoints.
A feature or component with an obround shape.
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Adjective
(
en adjective)
Having an obround shape.
- an obround slot
Synonyms
* obrotund
See also
* circle
* ellipse
* oval
Anagrams
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