oval
Americanadjective
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having the general form, shape, or outline of an egg; egg-shaped.
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ellipsoidal or elliptical.
noun
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an object of oval shape.
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a body or plane figure that is oval in shape or outline.
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an elliptical field or a field on which an elliptical track is laid out, as for athletic contests.
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Informal. a football.
adjective
noun
noun
Other Word Forms
- half-oval adjective
- ovally adverb
- ovalness noun
- pseudooval adjective
- pseudoovally adverb
- semioval adjective
- semiovally adverb
- semiovalness noun
Etymology
Origin of oval
1560–70; < New Latin ōvālis, equivalent to Latin ōv ( um ) egg 1 + -ālis -al 1
Example Sentences
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Over the past two weeks inside the Milan oval, he has grabbed two gold medals and a silver—and he may not be done yet.
“The problem with an oval table is there’s an implicit hierarchy between people sitting at the center and people sitting at the edges,” said Knot.
It was pink and soft, with a satin edge and an oval stain caused by a regrettable interaction with Silly Putty.
From Los Angeles Times
A velodrome is a similar environment to the indoor ice oval, and Stolz could learn “race craft, positioning and timing,” Quirk said.
Even the Dutch fans, forming a wall of bright orange all around the racing oval, clapped in admiration as Stolz held the U.S. flag above his head.
From Los Angeles Times
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