oval

/ˈəʊvəl/US/ˈoʊvəl/

oval noun: a two-dimensional one.

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Noun

oval (plural ovals)

A two-dimensional one.
- Near-synonym: ellipse
Synonyms:

ellipse
A three-dimensional one.
A thing having such a shape, such as an arena.
- At the far end of the wide corridor were the doors of a ward. The panels were frosted save for ovals of clear glass at face level.1951, John Wyndham, The Day of the Triffids, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, published 1954, page 19
- On the dirt oval's far side2011, Scott Sigler, The All-Pro, BookBaby
(Australia) A sports field, typically but not exclusively oval in shape.
In a projective plane, a set of points such that no three are collinear and there is a unique tangent line at each point.

Adjective

oval (comparative more oval, superlative most oval)

Having the shape of an oval.
Of or pertaining to an ovum.
- oval conceptions
- Every congenital abnormality is doubtless due to a peculiarity in the sperm or oval elements or in their mingling, or to some disturbance in their early development.1901, Havelock Ellis, Sexual inversion, page 187

Proper noun capitalized: Oval

the Oval

A cricket ground in South London.
(US, abbreviation, ellipsis) Ellipsis of Oval Office.
- We went to the Oval and Trump came in almost immediately […]2020 June 23, John Bolton, The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir, New York, N.Y.: Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 28
- Musk, wearing a black “DOGE” cap and black “Dogefather” T-shirt, looked around the Oval, which Trump has tarted up to look like a Vegas gift shop, and gushed that it “finally has the majesty that it deserves, thanks to the president.”2025 May 31, Maureen Dowd, “Tech Bro Had to Go”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

oval meaning in Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati and Tagalog

oval in Hindi

shape like an egg or ellipse: अंडाकार aṇḍākār

oval in Bengali

shape like an egg or ellipse: ডিম্বাকার ḍimbakar, উপবৃত্তাকার upobrittakar
oval-shaped: ডিম্বাকার ḍimbakar, উপবৃত্তাকার upobrittakar

oval in Gujarati

shape like an egg or ellipse: લંબગોળ lambgoḷ

oval in Tagalog

shape like an egg or ellipse: habilog

More languagesFewer languages

oval in Arabic: إِهْلِيلَج ʔihlīlaj, إِهْلِيلَجِيّ ʔihlīlajiyy, بَيْضَوِيّ bayḍawiyy
oval in Persian: خایهدیس xâye-dis
oval in Vietnamese: hình trái xoan

Examples of oval in a sentence

We will stagger the starting positions for the race on the oval track.
On the SAT, to answer a grid-in question, you grid in your answer by filling out the ovals.
Ancient Roman amphitheatres were mostly oval or circular in plan, with seating tiers that surrounded the central performance area, like a modern open-air stadium.

All 40 example sentences with oval

Synonyms of oval

All synonyms of oval

Forms of oval

Noun
plural	ovals
Adjective
comparative	more oval
superlative	most oval

Plural of oval: ovals

Origin of oval

From Late Latin ovalis, from ovum; cognate with French and Italian ovale, Dutch ovaal. From 1570.

Words formed from oval

Phrases with oval

Questions about oval

What does oval mean?: Oval means a two-dimensional one.
What is oval in Hindi?: Oval in Hindi is अंडाकार (aṇḍākār). See Oval meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is oval?: Oval can be a noun, an adjective or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce oval?: Oval is pronounced /ˈəʊvəl/ (UK).
What is the plural of oval?: The plural of oval is ovals.

Words near oval in the dictionary

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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