OVAL


Meaning of OVAL in English

adj. & n.

--adj.

1. egg-shaped, ellipsoidal.

2 having the outline of an egg, elliptical.

--n.

1. an egg-shaped or elliptical closed curve.

2 any object with an oval outline.

3 Austral. a ground for Australian Rules football.

Phrases and idioms:

Oval Office the office of the US President in the White House.

Derivatives:

ovality n. ovally adv. ovalness n.

Etymology: med.L ovalis (as OVUM)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.