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oval¹
- /ˈəʊvəl/ UK
- /ˈoʊvəl/ US
Rhymes with -əʊvəl
Where it comes from
From Late Latin ōvālis, from ōvum; cognate with French and Italian ovale, Dutch ovaal. From 1570.
noun ovals
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A two-dimensional one.
Near-synonym: ellipse
Similar: ellipse
- 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.
- 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.
adjective more oval · most oval
- Having the shape of an oval.
- Of or pertaining to an ovum. oval conceptions
Similar: ovular, ovate, ovoid, ovaline, elliptical, egg-shaped
Oval²
proper noun the Oval
- A cricket ground in South London.
- Ellipsis of Oval Office We went to the Oval and Trump came in almost immediately […]
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: ovoid, prolate, ovate, elliptical, elliptic, rounded, ellipse, oviform, egg-shaped, ellipsoidal, annulus, side, ellipsoid, ellipsis, ring, track
adjective
Similar: ovular, ovate, ovoid, ovaline, elliptical, egg-shaped
Translations
Every language
noun shape like an egg or ellipse
| Español | óvalo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 타원 tawon, 달걀꼴 dalgyalkkol |
| 日本語 | 卵形, 楕円形 daenkei |
| 中文 | 卵形 luǎnxíng, 橢圓形 /椭圆形 tuǒyuánxíng |
| हिन्दी | अंडाकार aṇḍākār |
| Português | ovoide |
| Français | ovale |
| Deutsch | Oval |
| Italiano | ovale |
| Ελληνικά | ωόδης oódis |
| Română | oval |
| Русский | ова́л ovál |
| Tiếng Việt | hình trái xoan |
| العربية | إِهْلِيلَج ʔihlīlaj |
| עברית | אוּבָל |
adj oval-shaped
| Español | oval, ovalado |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 타원형 tawonhyeong |
| Português | oval, ovoide, ovalado |
| Français | ovale, ovoïde |
| Deutsch | oval |
| Italiano | ovale, ovoide, ovoidale |
| Ελληνικά | ωοειδής ooeidís |
| Русский | ова́льный oválʹnyj, ова́льная oválʹnaja, ова́льное oválʹnoje |
| العربية | إِهْلِيلَجِيّ ʔihlīlajiyy, بَيْضَوِيّ bayḍawiyy |
| עברית | סְגַלְגַּל s'galgál, אוֹבָלִי ováli |
adj of or pertaining to an ovum
| Português | ovular |
|---|
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title = {oval},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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