Oblong; elongated in shape; (also) oval, elliptical. English regional (chiefly northern) in later use.

Of an oblong shape. Obsolete.

Having a form or outline which is bounded by a smooth curve having no concave parts, longer along one axis and rounded at each end; esp. having a…

= elliptical, adj.

That has the form of an ellipse; pertaining to ellipses.

cylindrical.

That has the form of an ellipse; pertaining to ellipses.

= ovate, adj. a.

Egg-shaped, i.e. rounded and somewhat elongated, and broader towards one end, esp. towards the base (cf… Of a flat object, esp. a leaf of a…

Resembling an egg; (of a solid) egg-shaped; (of a plane figure) oval with one end more pointed than the other.

Having the nature or shape of an ellipsoid.

Of, pertaining to, or of the form of a race-course; applied to the basilican type of Eastern churches from its resemblance to the plan of a…

Shaped like an olive, oval; (Conchology) resembling an olive shell.

= ellipsoidal, adj.

Having the form of a vesica; pointedly oval.