oval

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

oval [oval ovals] adjective, noun BrE [ˈəʊvl] NAmE [ˈoʊvl]
adjective
shaped like an egg
•an oval face

Word Origin:
mid 16th cent.: from French, or modern Latin ovalis, from Latin ovum ‘egg’.

Example Bank:
•The handle is oval in shape.
•The leaves are long and almost oval.
•an oval-shaped box
•her delicate, perfectly oval face

 
noun
1. an ↑oval shape
2. (AustralE)a ground for Australian Rules football

Word Origin:
mid 16th cent.: from French, or modern Latin ovalis, from Latin ovum ‘egg’.
 

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  egg-shaped, elliptic, elliptical, oval-shaped, ovate, oviform, ovoid, prolate, ellipse