oval

== English == === Etymology === From Late Latin ovalis, from ovum; cognate with French and Italian ovale, Dutch ovaal. From 1570. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈəʊvəl/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈoʊvəl/ Rhymes: -əʊvəl === Noun === oval (plural ovals) An elongated round shape resembling an ellipse or an egg. A two-dimensional one. Coordinate term: circle Near-synonym: ellipse A three-dimensional one. Coordinate term: ball A thing having such a shape, such as an arena. (Australia) A sports field, typically but not exclusively oval in shape. (mathematics) In a projective plane, a set of points such that no three are collinear and there is a unique tangent line at each point. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === oval (comparative more oval, superlative most oval) Having the shape of an oval. Of or pertaining to an ovum. ==== Usage notes ==== Any of the English adjectives derived from Latin ovum (including oval, ovate, ovoid) are typically considered synonymous when referring to egg-like shapes where one end is wider than the other but, out of all of them, oval is the most likely to be used in reference to a symmetrical ellipse. ==== Synonyms ==== ovular, ovate, ovoid, ovaline, elliptical, egg-shaped ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === ovoid ovum === Anagrams === vola == Asturian == === Adjective === oval (epicene, plural ovales) oval (oval-shaped) ==== Synonyms ==== ovaláu == Catalan == === Etymology === From ou +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [uˈβal] IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [oˈval] === Adjective === oval m or f (masculine and feminine plural ovals) oval Synonym: ovalat === Noun === oval m (plural ovals) oval ==== Related terms ==== ovoide === Further reading === “oval”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “oval”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “oval” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “oval” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == Danish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /oˈvæˀl/ === Noun === oval c (singular definite ovalen, plural indefinite ovaler) oval (shape) oval (object) ==== Declension ==== === Adjective === oval (neuter ovalt, plural and definite singular attributive ovale) oval ==== Inflection ==== === References === “oval” in Den Danske Ordbog == German == === Pronunciation === === Adjective === oval (strong nominative masculine singular ovaler, comparative ovaler, superlative am ovalsten) oval Synonyms: eiförmig, eirund == Indonesian == === Etymology === Internationalism, ultimately derived from Medieval Latin ovālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʔo.fal/ Rhymes: -fal Hyphenation: o‧val === Adjective === oval oval Synonyms: lonjong, bulat panjang, bulat telur, jorong === Further reading === “oval”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Latin ovalis, from ovum (“egg”). === Pronunciation === === Adjective === oval (neuter singular ovalt, definite singular and plural ovale) oval === Noun === oval m (definite singular ovalen, indefinite plural ovaler, definite plural ovalene) an oval ==== Derived terms ==== ovalformet === References === “oval” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Latin ovalis, from ovum (“egg”). === Adjective === oval (neuter singular ovalt, definite singular and plural ovale) oval === Noun === oval m (definite singular ovalen, indefinite plural ovalar, definite plural ovalane) an oval === References === “oval” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw Hyphenation: o‧val === Adjective === oval m or f (plural ovais) oval (shaped like an egg) Synonyms: ovalado, ovoide === Further reading === “oval”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “oval”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French ovale. === Adjective === oval m or n (feminine singular ovală, masculine plural ovali, feminine/neuter plural ovale) oval ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /oˈbal/ [oˈβ̞al] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: o‧val === Adjective === oval m or f (masculine and feminine plural ovales) oval (shaped like an oval) Synonym: ovalado ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “oval”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Adjective === oval (not comparable) oval (having an elongated round shape) ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== elliptisk === Noun === oval c an oval (elongated round shape) ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== ellips === References === “oval”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “oval”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “oval”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)