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oval
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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.

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

oval·ly adv.
oval·ness n.

oval [ˈəʊvəl]
adj
having the shape of an ellipse or ellipsoid
n
anything that is oval in shape, such as a sports ground
[from Medieval Latin ōvālis, from Latin ōvum egg]
ovally  adv
ovalness , ovality [əʊˈvælɪtɪ] n

Oval [ˈəʊvəl]
n
(Placename) the. a cricket ground in south London, in the borough of Lambeth
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.oval - a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through itoval - 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"
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
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
Translations
oval [ˈəʊvəl]
A. ADJoval, ovalado
the Oval Office (US) → el Despacho Oval
B. Nóvalo m

oval [ˈəʊvəl]
adjovale
novale m
Oval Office n (US) the Oval Office → le bureau ovale (de la Maison-Blanche)

oval
adjoval; oval-shapedoval
nOval nt

oval [ˈəʊvl] adj & novale (m)

oval
adj oval [ˈəuvəl]
shaped like an egg an oval table. ovaal, eiervormig بَيْضَوي овален oválný oval oval ωοειδής oval, ovalado ovaalne بیضی شکل ovaali ovale סְגַלגַל अण्डाकार ovalan, jajolik ovális; tojás alakú bujur telur egglaga ovale 卵形の 계란 모양의 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
n
an oval shape He drew an oval. ovaal شَكْل بَيْضَوي овал elipsa oval das Oval το ωοειδές σχήμα, το οβάλ óvalo ovaal بیضی ovaali ovale צוּרַת בֵּיצָה, אוֹבָלִי अण्डाकार ovalan oblik ovális (idom) bentuk bujur telur egglaga form ovale 卵形 타원형, 난형 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

oval بيضوي 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


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