oval in English dictionary

  • oval

    Meanings and definitions of "oval"

    • A shape rather like an egg or an ellipse.
    • A sporting arena etc. of this shape.
    • Having the shape of an oval.
    • adjective
      Having the shape of an oval.
    • adjective
      Of or pertaining to an ovum.
    • noun
      A shape rather like an egg or an ellipse.
    • noun
      A sporting arena etc. of this shape.
    • noun
      (mathematics)
      In a projective plane, a set of points, no three collinear, such that there is a unique tangent line at each point. (A tangent line is defined as a line meeting the point set at only one point, also known as a 1-secant.)
    • koban (former Japanese oval gold coin)
    • Any curve resembling an egg or an ellipse.
    • shape like an egg or ellipse
    • oval-shaped
    • adjective
      rounded like an egg
    • noun
      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"

    Synonyms of "oval" in English dictionary

    ellipse, oval-shaped, elliptic are the top synonyms of "oval" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of oval

    • oval ( plural  ovals)
    • oval ( comparative more oval, superlative most oval)
    • oval (comparative more oval, superlative most oval)
    • oval (plural ovals)
  • Oval

    Meanings and definitions of "oval"

    • (cricket, with The) A cricket ground in South London.
    • proper
      (cricket, with The)
      A cricket ground in South London.

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