OVAL


Meaning of OVAL in English

I. ˈō-vəl noun

Date: 1570

1. : an oval figure or object

2. : a racetrack in the shape of an oval or a rectangle having rounded corners

II. adjective

Etymology: Medieval Latin ovalis, from Late Latin, of an egg, from Latin ovum

Date: 1577

: having the shape of an egg ; also : broadly elliptical

• oval·i·ty ō-ˈva-lə-tē noun

• oval·ly -və-lē adverb

• oval·ness noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.