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oval

UK
/ˈəʊvəl/
US
/ˈoʊvəl/

Translations

ovalnoun
ovals
pl
UK
/ˈəʊ.vəl/
US
/ˈoʊ.vəl/
ovaleForme géométrique ou piste/stade de forme allongée.
The artist painted a beautiful oval on the canvas.
L'artiste a peint un bel ovale sur la toile.
Additional translations
ellipseEn géométrie.
Synonyms
elliptical shape
oval shape
ellipse
ovaladjective
more oval
Comp.
most oval
Super.
UK
/ˈəʊvəl/
US
/ˈoʊvəl/
The artist painted an oval frame around the portrait.
L'artiste a peint un cadre ovale autour du portrait.
Synonyms
elliptical
circular
curved
egg-shaped
rounded

Definitions

ovalnoun
A shape resembling an elongated circle, or an ellipse.
The artist painted a beautiful oval on the canvas.
An athletic track that is shaped like an elongated circle.
The runners completed several laps around the oval.
A field or stadium for sports, especially cricket or rugby, that is shaped like an elongated circle.
The test match was held at the renowned Adelaide Oval.
In geometry, an ellipse; a closed curve in a plane surrounding two focal points such that the sum of the distances to the two focal points is constant for every point on the curve.
In mathematics class we learned that the path of a planet around the sun is an oval, not a perfect circle.
ovaladjective
Having the general shape of an egg; elliptical.
The artist painted an oval frame around the portrait.
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