oval — English Dictionary

Noun

1. An elongated round shape resembling an ellipse or an egg. A two-dimensional one.

   Synonyms

   ellipse

   Examples

   Near-synonym: ellipse

2. An elongated round shape resembling an ellipse or an egg. A three-dimensional one.

3. A thing having such a shape, such as an arena.

   Examples

   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.

   On the dirt oval's far side

4. A sports field, typically but not exclusively oval in shape.

   Usage

   • Australia

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.

   Examples

   oval conceptions

   More examples (1)

   Every congenital abnormality is doubtless due to a peculiarity in the sperm or oval elements or in their mingling, or to some disturbance in their early development.

Adjective

1. rounded like an egg

   Synonyms

   egg-shapedellipticellipticaloval-shapedovateoviformovoidprolate

Noun

1. a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it

   Synonyms

   ellipse

   Broader terms

   conic sectionconic

   Examples

   the sums of the distances from the foci to any point on an ellipse is constant