oval

See also Oval

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈəʊvəl/, X-SAMPA: /"@Uv@l/
• (US) IPA: /ˈoʊvəl/, X-SAMPA: /"oUv@l/
• Rhymes: -əʊvəl

Noun

oval (plural ovals)

1. A shape rather like an egg or an ellipse.
2. A sporting arena etc. of this shape.

Usage notes

• Note: an ellipse is a precise mathematical shape, but an oval is not.

Translations

shape like an egg or ellipse

• Asturian: óvalu (ast) m
• Bengali: ডিম্বাকার (bn), উপবৃত্তাকার (bn)
• Catalan: oval (ca) m
• Czech: ovál (cs) m
• Dutch: ovaal (nl)
• Esperanto: ovalo (eo)
• Finnish: ovaali (fi)
• French: ovale (fr) m
• German: Oval (de) n

• Greenlandic: tumaasaavoq (kl)
• Italian: ovale (it) m
• Korean: 타원 (ko) (tawon), 달걀꼴 (ko) (dalgyalkkol)
• Polish: owal (pl) m
• Romanian: oval (ro) n
• Russian: овал (ru) (ovál) m
• Spanish: óvalo (es) m
• Swahili: duara dafu (sw)
• Turkish: oval (tr)

Adjective

oval (comparative more oval, superlative most oval)

1. Having the shape of an oval.
2. Of or pertaining to an ovum.

Translations

oval-shaped

• Asturian: ovaláu (ast), oval (ast)
• Bengali: ডিম্বাকার (bn), উপবৃত্তাকার (bn)
• Dutch: ovaal (nl), eivormig (nl)
• French: ovale (fr)
• Galician: oval (gl)
• German: oval (de)
• Hebrew: סגלגל (he) (s'galgál), אובלי (he) (ováli)
• Interlingua: oval (ia)

• Italian: ovale (it)
• Korean: 타원형 (ko) (tawonhyeong)
• Polish: owalny (pl)
• Russian: овальный (ru) (oválnyj)
• Spanish: oval (es)
• Swahili: duara dafu (sw)
• Turkish: oval (tr)

of or pertaining to an ovum

See also

• ovoid
• ovum

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Catalan

Etymology

ou +‎ -al

Adjective

oval m, f (masculine and feminine plural ovals)

1. oval

Noun

oval m (plural ovals)

1. oval

Related terms

• ovoide

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Spanish

Adjective

oval m and f (plural ovales)

1. oval; shaped like an oval

Related terms

• óvalo
• ovoide