oval
having the general form, shape, or outline of an egg; egg-shaped.
ellipsoidal or elliptical.
an object of oval shape.
a body or plane figure that is oval in shape or outline.
an elliptical field or a field on which an elliptical track is laid out, as for athletic contests.
Informal. a football.
Origin of oval
1Other words from oval
- o·val·ly, adverb
- o·val·ness, noun
- half-oval, adjective, noun
- pseu·do·o·val, adjective
- pseu·do·o·val·ly, adverb
- sem·i·o·val, adjective
- sem·i·o·val·ly, adverb
- sem·i·o·val·ness, noun
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How to use oval in a sentence
Their ovalness or "ellipticity" is, however, in each case not by any means of the same degree.
Astronomy of To-day | Cecil G. DolmageTo put it paradoxically, it is an ellipse which has no ellipticity, an oval without any ovalness!
Astronomy of To-day | Cecil G. Dolmage
British Dictionary definitions for oval (1 of 2)
/ (ˈəʊvəl) /
having the shape of an ellipse or ellipsoid
anything that is oval in shape, such as a sports ground
Origin of oval
1Derived forms of oval
- ovally, adverb
- ovalness or ovality (əʊˈvælɪtɪ), noun
British Dictionary definitions for Oval (2 of 2)
/ (ˈəʊvəl) /
the Oval a cricket ground in south London, in the borough of Lambeth
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