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flat oval

flat oval noun: a type of racetrack, where the circuit is not banked to allow for track in cornering, thus missing positive camber needed to transform centrifugal force into normal force and traction. The shape footprint of the oval itself is unrelated to being "flat", as it only deals with the banking of the track and not the shape traced out by the track.

Noun

flat oval (plural flat ovals)

  1. A type of racetrack, where the circuit is not banked to allow for track in cornering, thus missing positive camber needed to transform centrifugal force into normal force and traction. The shape footprint of the oval itself is unrelated to being "flat", as it only deals with the banking of the track and not the shape traced out by the track.

Forms of flat oval

pluralflat ovals

Questions about flat oval

What does flat oval mean?
Flat oval means a type of racetrack, where the circuit is not banked to allow for track in cornering, thus missing positive camber needed to transform centrifugal force into normal force and traction. The shape footprint of the oval itself is unrelated to being "flat", as it only deals with the banking of the track and not the shape traced out by the track.
What part of speech is flat oval?
Flat oval is a noun.
What is the plural of flat oval?
The plural of flat oval is flat ovals.

Words near flat oval in the dictionary

  1. flat nappies
  2. flat nappy
  3. flat on one's back
  4. flat out
  5. flat outs
  6. flat oval
  7. flat ovals
  8. flat pack
  9. flat packs
  10. flat panel
  11. flat paneling

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