Definitions for ovalˈoʊ vəl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
o•valˈoʊ vəl(adj.)
having the general form or outline of an egg; egg-shaped.
Category: Math
ellipsoidal or elliptical.
Category: Math
(n.)something that is oval in shape or outline.
Category: Math
an elliptical field or a field on which an elliptical track is laid out, as for athletic contests.
Origin of oval:
1560–70; < NL ōvālis= L ōv(um)egg1+-ālis -al1
o′val•ness(n.)
o•val′i•ty(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
ellipse, oval(adj)
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"
egg-shaped, elliptic, elliptical, oval, oval-shaped, ovate, oviform, ovoid, prolate(adj)
rounded like an egg
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
oval(noun)ˈoʊ vəl
a shape like a slightly flattened "O"
She drew an oval for the face.; an oval mirror
Wiktionary
oval(Noun)
A shape rather like an egg or an ellipse.
oval(Noun)
A sporting arena etc. of this shape.
oval(Adjective)
Having the shape of an oval.
Oval(ProperNoun)
A cricket ground in South London.
Translations for oval
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- ovaal, eiervormigAfrikaans
- بَيْضَويArabic
- оваленBulgarian
- ovalPortuguese (BR)
- oválnýCzech
- ovalGerman
- ovalDanish
- ωοειδήςGreek
- oval, ovaladoSpanish
- ovaalneEstonian
- بیضی شکلFarsi
- ovaaliFinnish
- ovaleFrench
- סְגַלגַלHebrew
- अण्डाकारHindi
- ovalan, jajolikCroatian
- ovális; tojás alakúHungarian
- bujur telurIndonesian
- egglagaIcelandic
- ovaleItalian
- 卵形のJapanese
- 계란 모양의Korean
- ovalusLithuanian
- ovālsLatvian
- bujurMalay
- ovaalDutch
- oval, eggformetNorwegian
- owalnyPolish
- بیضی شکلPersian
- د هګى په ډولPashto
- ovalPortuguese
- ovalRomanian
- овальныйRussian
- oválnySlovak
- ovalenSlovenian
- ovalniSerbian
- ovalSwedish
- ซึ่งเป็นรูปไข่Thai
- ovalTurkish
- 卵形的，橢圓的Chinese (Trad.)
- овальнийUkrainian
- بيضوي شکل کي چيزUrdu
- có hình bầu dụcVietnamese
- 卵形的，椭圆的Chinese (Simp.)
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