oval
Meanings
Plural: ovals
Noun
- a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it
- An elongated round shape resembling an egg or ellipse.
- A thing having such a shape, such as an arena.
- In a projective plane, a set of points such that no three are collinear and there is a unique tangent line at each point.
- A sports field, typically but not exclusively oval in shape.
Adjective Satellite
- rounded like an egg
Adj
- Having the shape of an oval.
- Of or pertaining to an ovum.
Origin / Etymology
From Late Latin ovalis, from ovum; cognate with French and Italian ovale, Dutch ovaal. From 1570.
Synonyms
egg-shaped, ellipse, elliptic, elliptical, oval-shaped, ovaline, ovate, oviform, ovoid, ovular, prolate
Scrabble Score: 7
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