o·val

(ō′vəl)

adj.

1. Resembling an egg in shape.

2. Resembling an ellipse in shape; elliptical.

1. An egg-shaped or elliptical form or figure.

2. An elliptical track, as for racing or athletic events.

[Medieval Latin ōvālis, from Latin ōvum, egg; see awi- in Indo-European roots.]

o′val·ly adv.

o′val·ness n.

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oval

(ˈəʊvəl)

adj

having the shape of an ellipse or ellipsoid

anything that is oval in shape, such as a sports ground

[C16: from Medieval Latin ōvālis, from Latin ōvum egg]

ˈovally adv

ˈovalness, ovality n

Oval

(ˈəʊvəl)

(Placename) the Oval a cricket ground in south London, in the borough of Lambeth

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o•val

(ˈoʊ vəl)

adj.

1. having the general form or outline of an egg; egg-shaped.

2. ellipsoidal or elliptical.

3. something that is oval in shape or outline.

4. an elliptical field or a field on which an elliptical track is laid out, as for athletic contests.

[1560–70; < New Latin ōvālis= Latin ōv(um) egg¹ + -ālis -al¹]

o′val•ly, adv.

o′val•ness, o•val′i•ty, n.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	oval - a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it; "the sums of the distances from the foci to any point on an ellipse is constant" ellipse conic, conic section - (geometry) a curve generated by the intersection of a plane and a circular cone circle - ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point; "he calculated the circumference of the circle"
Adj.	1.	oval - rounded like an egg egg-shaped, elliptical, oval-shaped, oviform, ovoid, prolate, ovate, elliptic rounded - curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged; "low rounded hills"; "rounded shoulders"

oval

adjective elliptical, egg-shaped, ovoid, ovate, ellipsoidal, oviform a small oval picture frame

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oval

adjective

Resembling an egg in shape:

ovate, oviform, ovoid, ovoidal.

Translations

بَيْضَويبَيْضَوِيٌّشَكْل بَيْضَوي

oválný

oval

soikea

ovalan

oválistojás alakú

egglagaegglaga form

ovale

卵形の

타원형의

ovalasovalus

ovāls

ovaal

oval eggformet

owalnyowalowalnaowalne

oval

овал овальный

oválny

ovalen

oval

ซึ่งเป็นรูปไข่

ovaloval bir şekil

có hình trái xoan

椭圆的卵形卵形的椭圆形

oval

[ˈəʊvəl]

A. ADJ → oval, ovalado
the Oval Office (US) → el Despacho Oval

B. N → óvalo m

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oval

[ˈəʊv^əl]

adj → ovale

n → ovale mOval Office n (US) the Oval Office → le bureau ovale (de la Maison-Blanche)

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oval

adj → oval; oval-shaped → oval

n → Oval nt

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

oval

[ˈəʊv/əl] adj & n → ovale (m)

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

oval

(ˈəuvəl) adjective

shaped like an egg. an oval table.

noun

an oval shape. He drew an oval.

oval

→ بَيْضَوِيٌّ oválný oval oval ωοειδής ovalado soikea oval ovalan ovale 卵形の 타원형의 ovaal oval owalny oval овальный oval ซึ่งเป็นรูปไข่ oval có hình trái xoan 椭圆的

o·val

a. oval; rel. al óvulo.

oval

adj (pharm, etc.) oval

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But now, drawing back to the edge of the table, gradually lower your eye (thus bringing yourself more and more into the condition of the inhabitants of Flatland), and you will find the penny becoming more and more oval to your view, and at last when you have placed your eye exactly on the edge of the table (so that you are, as it were, actually a Flatlander) the penny will then have ceased to appear oval at all, and will have become, so far as you can see, a straight line.

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They are formed alone in the tissue of the mollusc, are white, often opaque, and sometimes have the transparency of an opal; they are generally round or oval. The round are made into bracelets, the oval into pendants, and, being more precious, are sold singly.

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He walked to the companion and stooping low to put the flare in its usual place saw in the darkness the motionless pale oval of Mrs.

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"The oval is almost one inch long, and tapers like a needle, the cylinder swells at the sides, and the points are ready to open."

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Her complexion is delicate, but neither so fair nor so blooming as Lady Susan's, and she has quite the Vernon cast of countenance, the oval face and mild dark eyes, and there is peculiar sweetness in her look when she speaks either to her uncle or me, for as we behave kindly to her we have of course engaged her gratitude.

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Her cheeks were of the oval kind; and in her right she had a dimple, which the least smile discovered.

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