Sekirov Dictionary

oval

UK /ˈəʊvəl/US /ˈoʊvəl/

noun 6
adjective 2
forms 3

noun6

An elongated round shape resembling an ellipse or an egg.
A two-dimensional one.
A three-dimensional one.
•
A thing having such a shape, such as an arena.
- At the far end of the wide corridor were the doors of a ward. The panels were frosted save for ovals of clear glass at face level. — 1951
(Australia) A sports field, typically but not exclusively oval in shape.
In a projective plane, a set of points such that no three are collinear and there is a unique tangent line at each point.

adjective2

Having the shape of an oval.
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Of or pertaining to an ovum.
- Every congenital abnormality is doubtless due to a peculiarity in the sperm or oval elements or in their mingling, or to some disturbance in their early development. — 1901

forms

ovals · more oval · most oval

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