Like an ellipse; flat and tapering equally at both ends.
a flattened circle shape or half a flattened circle shape.
a type of ram-air canopy. These are similar in many ways to a square parachute, except they are... erm... elliptical. They also turn much faster than squares, performing a full 360° turn in only a couple of seconds, without throwing the jumper out to the side as squares do.
A shape like a squashed circle. The Earth and beyond
Oblong shaped, with rounded ends.
shaped like an ellipse but often pointed at one or both ends
Oval but acute at each end. Eukaryote An organism comprising cells that have a distinct nucleus enveloped by a double membrane, and other features including double-membraned mitochondria and 80S ribosomes in the fluid of the cytoplasm. ( Oxford Dictionary of Zoology 2003).
Adjective used to describe 'oval' orbits.
Shaped like an ellipse (which is a closed plane curve that is oval in shape).
wider in the middle and narrowing equally towards the ends; in the shape of an ellipse.
having the form of an ellipse, or oval
A door or window having a top rail with an egg-shaped radius, ending in a rounded point at its apex.
The condition where the shape of a leaf or leaflet is widest at the middle.
continuously curved with two axes of symmetry. Close to, but not necessarily an exact, mathematical ellipse (alternative terms oval, ovoid, see appendix).
Shaped like an elongated closed curve; egg-like shape
shaped like a stretched oval
A flight pattern that is long and narrow, as opposed to round
A wing shape characterized by a tapering leading and trailing edge so that the middle of the canopy is wider, front to back, than the ends. This configuration is typical of many high performance canopies.
Describes a large cylindrical, oblong water tank that is used on tankers or tender.