oval vs pellet

oval

noun
  • An elongated round shape resembling an egg or ellipse. 

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

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

  • A sports field, typically but not exclusively oval in shape. 

adj
  • Of or pertaining to an ovum. 

  • Having the shape of an oval. 

pellet

noun
  • A roundel sable (black circular spot). 

  • One of the short conductive tubes in a Pelletron particle accelerator. 

  • A small, compressed, hard chunk of matter. 

  • A lead projectile used as ammunition in rifled air guns. 

  • Compressed byproduct of digestion regurgitated by owls and many other birds of prey, which serves as a waste disposal mechanism for indigestible parts of food, such as fur and bones. 

verb
  • To form into pellets. 

  • To strike with pellets. 

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