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oval

/ˈoʊvəl/noun, adjective2 syllables

Oval means: rounded like an egg.

Synonyms for oval12

noun, as in a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it

ellipse

adjective, as in rounded like an egg

egg-shaped, elliptic, elliptical, oval-shaped, ovate, oviform, ovoid, prolate, rounded

also used for oval

ovular, ovaline

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What does oval mean?2

adjective

1

rounded like an egg

noun

1

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”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Oval in a sentence

  • Depending on the species, guavas may be round or oval.Vanilla
  • The stirrup rests on the oval window of the inner ear.JimBreen
  • On the heavy, polished table stood an oval glass dish decorated with little gilt swags.Cangarejo
  • Especially remarkable was her oval face.Dejo
  • Many oval-leaved plants are poisonous.sam_m
  • The oval office is in the White House.Hybrid
  • The object was oval in shape.AlanF_US
  • An egg is not round but oval.AlanF_US

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of oval

as a noun

plural
ovals