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oval
[oh-vuhl]
adjective
having the general form, shape, or outline of an egg; egg-shaped.
ellipsoidal or elliptical.
noun
an object of oval shape.
a body or plane figure that is oval in shape or outline.
an elliptical field or a field on which an elliptical track is laid out, as for athletic contests.
Informal.a football.
oval
1/ ˈəʊə, əʊˈvælɪtɪ /
adjective
having the shape of an ellipse or ellipsoid
noun
anything that is oval in shape, such as a sports ground
Oval
2/ ˈəʊə /
noun
a cricket ground in south London, in the borough of Lambeth
Other 51Թ Forms
- ovally adverb
- ovalness noun
- half-oval adjective
- pseudooval adjective
- pseudoovally adverb
- semioval adjective
- semiovally adverb
- semiovalness noun
- ˈDZ adverb
- ˈDZԱ noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of oval1
Example Sentences
Five of the children were on the castle when the gales swept it up and flung it across the school oval.
But not to be outdone, Cadbury has since raised the stakes with its oval ambition.
She said the oval track caused significant problems for the dogs, with broken legs and musculoskeletal injuries most common.
"Greyhound racing is inherently dangerous for the dogs involved, and running at speed around oval tracks causes significant injury to many dogs," it said.
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.
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