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trioval

trioval noun: a shape that is a hybrid of triangle and oval, sometimes used for motor racetracks.

Noun

trioval (plural triovals)

  1. A shape that is a hybrid of triangle and oval, sometimes used for motor racetracks.
    • It is a 2.66-mile trioval with long stretches of speed-building asphalt, which have been made less threatening by restrictor plates that cut the horsepower of the powerful stock car engines.2007 October 7, Ray Glier, “Talladega Nightmares for the Chase”, in New York Times

Forms of trioval

pluraltriovals
alternative formtri-oval

Origin of trioval

Blend of triangle + oval.

Questions about trioval

What does trioval mean?
Trioval means a shape that is a hybrid of triangle and oval, sometimes used for motor racetracks.
What part of speech is trioval?
Trioval is a noun.
What is the plural of trioval?
The plural of trioval is triovals.

Words near trioval in the dictionary

  1. triosseal
  2. triosseal canal
  3. triosseal canals
  4. triossicular
  5. triostin
  6. trioval
  7. triovals
  8. triovulate
  9. trioxalate
  10. trioxan
  11. trioxane

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