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Ovalize vs Ovalized - What's the difference?

ovalize | ovalized |

As verbs the difference between ovalize and ovalized

is that ovalize is of a circle, to become stretched out in one direction, thereby becoming an oval while ovalized is (ovalize).

ovalize

English

Verb

(ovaliz)
  • Of a circle, to become stretched out in one direction, thereby becoming an oval.
  • *1974 , I. S. Tuba, R. A. Selby, Wallace B. Wright, Pressure Vessels and Piping: Analysis and Computers , page 99:
  • The pipe partially restrains the elbow from ovalization but the elbow tendency to ovalize' forces the pipe to ' ovalize .
  • * 2003 , G. A. Antaki, Piping and Pipeline Engineering , page 285:
  • Under the effect of soil and external loads, the buried pipe will tend to ovalize , causing through-wall bending stresses.
  • * 2012 , Karl J. Niklas, Hanns-Christof Spatz, Plant Physics , page 192:
  • We say “in theory” because the cross section of a thin-walled tube can ovalize upon bending, which can lead to a local collapse of the tube.

    ovalized

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (ovalize)

  • ovalize

    English

    Verb

    (ovaliz)
  • Of a circle, to become stretched out in one direction, thereby becoming an oval.
  • *1974 , I. S. Tuba, R. A. Selby, Wallace B. Wright, Pressure Vessels and Piping: Analysis and Computers , page 99:
  • The pipe partially restrains the elbow from ovalization but the elbow tendency to ovalize' forces the pipe to ' ovalize .
  • * 2003 , G. A. Antaki, Piping and Pipeline Engineering , page 285:
  • Under the effect of soil and external loads, the buried pipe will tend to ovalize , causing through-wall bending stresses.
  • * 2012 , Karl J. Niklas, Hanns-Christof Spatz, Plant Physics , page 192:
  • We say “in theory” because the cross section of a thin-walled tube can ovalize upon bending, which can lead to a local collapse of the tube.