ADJECTIVE | all | oval, egg-shaped, elliptic, elliptical, oval-shaped, ovate, oviform, ovoid, prolate | rounded like an egg |
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NOUN | shape | oval, ellipse | a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it |
Sounds | ow'vahl | |
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Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... |
Meaning | rounded like an egg. | |
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Synonyms | egg-shaped, elliptic, elliptical, oval-shaped, ovate, oviform, ovoid, prolate | |
Broader | rounded | curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged |
Spanish | elíptico, oblongo, oval, ovalado, oviforme, ovoide, ovoideo | |
Catalan | el·líptic, oblong, oval, ovalat, oviforme, ovoide | |
Nouns | oval | a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it |
Meaning | A closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it. | |
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Synonym | ellipse | |
Narrower | circle | ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length |
Broader | conic section, conic | (geometry) a curve generated by the intersection of a plane and a circular cone |
Spanish | elipse, oval, óvalo | |
Catalan | el·lipse, oval | |
Adjectives | oval | rounded like an egg |
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