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oval

Pronunciation: /ˈəʊvəl/

The English word “oval” has 7 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A two-dimensional one.
  2. A three-dimensional one.
  3. A thing having such a shape, such as an arena.
  4. A sports field, typically but not exclusively oval in shape.
  5. 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

  1. Having the shape of an oval.
  2. Of or pertaining to an ovum.

Etymology

From Late Latin ovalis, from ovum; cognate with French and Italian ovale, Dutch ovaal. From 1570.

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