Difference between Ovoid and Oval

What is the difference between Ovoid and Oval?

Ovoid as an adjective is shaped like an oval. while Oval as an adjective is having the shape of an oval.

Ovoid

Part of speech: adjective

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

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Something that is oval in shape.

Oval

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A shape rather like an egg or an ellipse.A sporting arena etc. of this shape.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Having the shape of an oval.

Example sentence: The day will come - and it is not far off - when the legacy of Lincoln will finally be fulfilled at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, when a black man or woman will sit in the Oval Office. When that day comes, the most remarkable thing about it will be how naturally it occurs.

We hope you now know whether to use Ovoid or Oval in your sentence.

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