Ovoid vs. Oval — What's the Difference?

(of a solid or a three-dimensional surface) more or less egg-shaped.

An oval (from Latin ovum, "egg") is a closed curve in a plane which resembles the outline of an egg. The term is not very specific, but in some areas (projective geometry, technical drawing, etc.) it is given a more precise definition, which may include either one or two axes of symmetry of an ellipse.

An ovoid body or surface.

Having a rounded and slightly elongated outline or shape like that of an egg

Shaped like an egg

A body, object, or design with an oval shape or outline

Something that is shaped like an egg.

Resembling an egg in shape.

Shaped like an oval.

Resembling an ellipse in shape; elliptical.

Egg-shaped; shaped like an oval, but more tapered at one end; ovate.

An egg-shaped or elliptical form or figure.

Something that is oval in shape. Category:en:Curves

An elliptical track, as for racing or athletic events.

Resembling an egg in shape; egg-shaped; ovate; as, an ovoidal apple.

An elongated round shape resembling an egg or ellipse. Category:en:Curves

A solid resembling an egg in shape.

A thing having such a shape, such as an arena.

An egg-shaped object

(math) In a projective plane, a set of points such that no three are collinear and there is a unique tangent line at each point.

Rounded like an egg

(AU) A sports field, typically but not exclusively oval in shape.

Having the shape of an oval.

Of or pertaining to an ovum.

Of or pertaining to eggs; done in the egg, or inception; as, oval conceptions.

Having the figure of an egg; oblong and curvilinear, with one end broader than the other, or with both ends of about the same breadth; in popular usage, elliptical.

Broadly elliptical.

A body or figure in the shape of an egg, or popularly, of an ellipse.

A closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it;

Rounded like an egg