oval

o·val  (vl)

adj.

1. Resembling an egg in shape.

2. Resembling an ellipse in shape; elliptical.

n.

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

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

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

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oval·ly adv.

oval·ness n.

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oval

Adjective

egg-shaped

Noun

anything that is oval in shape, such as a sports ground [Latin ovum egg]

Thesaurus

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"

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oval

adjective elliptical, egg-shaped, ovoid, ovate, ellipsoidal, oviform

Translations

oval [ˈəuvl] adj → ovalado

n → óvalo

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oval [ˈəuvl] adj, n → ovale m

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oval [ˈəuvl] adj → oval

n → Oval nt

Oval Office

Oval Office, ein großer ovaler Raum im Weißen Haus, ist das private Büro des amerikanischen Präsidenten. Im weiteren Sinne bezieht sich dieser Begriff oft auf die Präsidentschaft selbst.

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oval [ˈəuvl] adj, n → ovale (m)

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oval

adj oval [ˈəuvəl]

shaped like an egg an oval table. ovaal, eiervormig بَيْضَوي овален oválný oval oval ωοειδής oval, ovalado ovaalne بیضی شکل soikea ovale סְגַלגַל अण्डाकार ovalan, jajolik ovális; tojás alakú bujur telur egglaga ovale 卵形の 계란 모양의; 타원형의 ovalus ovāls bujur ovaal oval, eggformet owalny oval oval овальный oválny ovalen ovalni oval ซึ่งเป็นรูปไข่ oval 卵形的，橢圓的 овальний بيضوي شکل کي چيز có hình bầu dục 卵形的，椭圆的

n

an oval shape He drew an oval. ovaal شَكْل بَيْضَوي овал elipsa oval das Oval το ωοειδές σχήμα, το οβάλ óvalo ovaal بیضی soikio ovale צוּרַת בֵּיצָה, אוֹבָלִי अण्डाकार ovalan oblik ovális (idom) bentuk bujur telur egglaga form ovale 卵形 계란형; 타원체 ovalas ovāls bentuk bujur ovaal oval owal oval oval овал elipsa oval oval oval รูปไข่ oval bir şekil 卵形，橢圓形 овал بيضوي شکل hình bầu dục 卵形，椭圆形