ovalize
ovalize verb: of a circle, to become stretched out in one direction, thereby becoming an oval.
Verb
ovalize (third-person singular simple present ovalizes, present participle ovalizing, simple past and past participle ovalized)
- Of a circle, to become stretched out in one direction, thereby becoming an oval.
- The pipe partially restrains the elbow from ovalization but the elbow tendency to ovalize forces the pipe to ovalize.1974, I. S. Tuba, R. A. Selby, Wallace B. Wright, Pressure Vessels and Piping: Analysis and Computers, page 99
- Under the effect of soil and external loads, the buried pipe will tend to ovalize, causing through-wall bending stresses.2003, G. A. Antaki, Piping and Pipeline Engineering, page 285
Forms of ovalize
| third-person singular present | ovalizes |
|---|---|
| present participle | ovalizing |
| past participle | ovalized |
| past | ovalized |
Origin of ovalize
From oval + -ize.
Questions about ovalize
- What does ovalize mean?
- Ovalize means of a circle, to become stretched out in one direction, thereby becoming an oval.
- What part of speech is ovalize?
- Ovalize is a verb.
- What is the past tense of ovalize?
- The past tense of ovalize is ovalized.
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