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o·val
(ō′vəl)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.
o′val·ly adv.
o′val·ness n.
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oval
(ˈəʊvəl)adj
having the shape of an ellipse or ellipsoid
n
anything that is oval in shape, such as a sports ground
[C16: from Medieval Latin ōvālis, from Latin ōvum egg]
ˈovally adv
ˈovalness, ovality n
Oval
(ˈəʊvəl)n
(Placename) the Oval a cricket ground in south London, in the borough of Lambeth
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o•val
(ˈoʊ vəl)adj.
1. having the general form or outline of an egg; egg-shaped.
2. ellipsoidal or elliptical.
n. 3. something that is oval in shape or outline.
4. an elliptical field or a field on which an elliptical track is laid out, as for athletic contests.
o′val•ly, adv.
o′val•ness, o•val′i•ty, n.
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| 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"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" |
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oval
adjective elliptical, egg-shaped, ovoid, ovate, ellipsoidal, oviform a small oval picture frame
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Translations
بَيْضَويبَيْضَوِيٌّشَكْل بَيْضَوي
oválný
oval
soikea
ovalan
oválistojás alakú
egglagaegglaga form
卵形の
타원형의
ovalasovalus
ovāls
owalnyowalowalnaowalne
oválny
ovalen
oval
ซึ่งเป็นรูปไข่
ovaloval bir şekil
có hình trái xoan
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oval
(ˈəuvəl) adjective shaped like an egg. an oval table.
noun an oval shape. He drew an oval.
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oval
→ بَيْضَوِيٌّ 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Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
o·val
a. oval; rel. al óvulo.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
oval
adj (pharm, etc.) ovalEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.