oval
An elongated round shape resembling an ellipse or an eggAn elongated round shape resembling an ellipse or an egg.: A two-dimensional one.
» Especially remarkable was her oval face.
Besonders bemerkenswert war ihr ovales Gesicht.
Meaning
5 sensesAn elongated round shape resembling an ellipse or an egg.
A two-dimensional one.
Near-synonym: ellipse
Oval
ова́лovál
ова́лovál
A three-dimensional one.
A thing having such a shape, such as an arena.
(Australia)A sports field, typically but not exclusively oval in shape.
In a projective plane, a set of points such that no three are collinear and there is a unique tangent line at each point.
- a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it
Examples
17 sentencesEspecially remarkable was her oval face.
deBesonders bemerkenswert war ihr ovales Gesicht.
Many oval-leaved plants are poisonous.
ruМногие растения с овальными листьями ядовиты.
The object was oval in shape.
ruЭтот предмет был овальной формы.
An egg is not round but oval.
ruЯйцо не круглое, а овальное.
Cocaine is a plant with oval leaves.
Translations
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Origin
From Late Latin ovalis, from ovum; cognate with French and Italian ovale, Dutch ovaal. FroFrom Late Latin ovalis, from ovum; cognate with French and Italian ovale, Dutch ovaal. From 1570.
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