English Explanatory Dictionary

oval

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An elongated round shape resembling an ellipse or an egg.
  2. A two-dimensional one.
  3. A three-dimensional one.
  4. A thing having such a shape, such as an arena.
  5. A sports field, typically but not exclusively oval in shape.
  6. In a projective plane, a set of points such that no three are collinear and there is a unique tangent line at each point.
adj
  1. Having the shape of an oval.
  2. Of or pertaining to an ovum.
name
  1. A cricket ground in South London.
  2. Ellipsis of Oval Office.

Pronunciation

/ˈəʊvəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-oval.wav /ˈoʊvəl/ en-au-Oval.ogg

Word forms

oval ovals more oval most oval the Oval

Etymology

From Late Latin ovalis, from ovum; cognate with French and Italian ovale, Dutch ovaal. From 1570.

Synonyms

ellipse ovular ovate ovoid ovaline elliptical egg-shaped

Related words

ovoid ovum The Oval

Derived words

Cassinian oval Cassini oval flat oval hyperoval oval of Cassini oval squid oval window roval tri-oval bioval circumoval monoval nonoval oboval ovalescent ovaliform ovaline ovalisation ovalish ovality ovalization ovalize ovallike ovalling ovally ovalness ovalocyte ovaloid oval-shaped perioval plurioval semioval squoval suboval trioval unioval Ovalgate
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