vəl adjective
1.
having the general form, shape, or outline of an egg; egg-shaped.
2.
ellipsoidal or elliptical.
noun
3.
an object of oval shape.
4.
a body or plane figure that is oval in shape or outline.
5.
an elliptical field or a field on which an elliptical track is laid out, as for athletic contests.
6.
Informal. a football.
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| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
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| —adj | |
| 1. | having the shape of an ellipse or ellipsoid |
| —n | |
| 2. | anything that is oval in shape, such as a sports ground |
| [C16: from Medieval Latin ōvālis, from Latin ōvum egg] | |
| 'ovally | |
| —adv | |
| 'ovalness | |
| —n | |
| ovality | |
| —n | |
| Oval (ˈəʊvəl) | |
| —n | |
| the Oval a cricket ground in south London, in the borough of Lambeth | |
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Word Origin & History
oval
1570, from M.L. ovalis "egg-shaped" (cf. Fr. oval, 1546), lit. "of or pertaining to an egg," from L. ovum "egg," from PIE *owyo-/*oyyo- "egg" (see egg). The classical L. word was ovatus.
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Example sentences
Ending its course by striking the hipbone obliquely, the bullet was bent out of shape, its base oval rather than round.
Scientists had debated whether stars in our inner galaxy clustered in a long bar, an oval, or a combination of the two shapes.
As lunchtime came and went, pastries disappeared from the middle of a long oval conference table.
The long oval table common to a boardroom lets small groups of people see and hear one another while sitting comfortably.
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