51Թ

Advertisement

Advertisement

View synonyms for

oval

[oh-vuhl]

adjective

  1. having the general form, shape, or outline of an egg; egg-shaped.

  2. ellipsoidal or elliptical.



noun

  1. an object of oval shape.

  2. a body or plane figure that is oval in shape or outline.

  3. an elliptical field or a field on which an elliptical track is laid out, as for athletic contests.

  4. Informal.a football.

oval

1

/ ˈəʊə, əʊˈvælɪtɪ /

adjective

  1. having the shape of an ellipse or ellipsoid

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. anything that is oval in shape, such as a sports ground

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Oval

2

/ ˈəʊə /

noun

  1. a cricket ground in south London, in the borough of Lambeth

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Discover More

Other 51Թ Forms

  • ovally adverb
  • ovalness noun
  • half-oval adjective
  • pseudooval adjective
  • pseudoovally adverb
  • semioval adjective
  • semiovally adverb
  • semiovalness noun
  • ˈDZ adverb
  • ˈDZԱ noun
Discover More

51Թ History and Origins

Origin of oval1

1560–70; < New Latin ō, equivalent to Latin ō ( um ) egg 1 + - -al 1
Discover More

51Թ History and Origins

Origin of oval1

C16: from Medieval Latin ō, from Latin ōum egg
Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

Five of the children were on the castle when the gales swept it up and flung it across the school oval.

From

But not to be outdone, Cadbury has since raised the stakes with its oval ambition.

From

She said the oval track caused significant problems for the dogs, with broken legs and musculoskeletal injuries most common.

From

"Greyhound racing is inherently dangerous for the dogs involved, and running at speed around oval tracks causes significant injury to many dogs," it said.

From

One species they were interested in but dropped for this reason was leopard sharks, a striking fish adorned with spots and dark ovals stretched in neat rows across its back.

From

Advertisement

Related 51Թs

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


ovaovalbumin