egg shaped OR elliptical
an oval or parentheses like shape on buildings such as the dome of the rock
The word "oval" has a short vowel sound.
It is a false statement. The word "oval" is derived from ova = egg, as is the word "ovary". But an ovary is only very approximately oval-shaped.
The word "Oval" in Tagalog is "bilog" or "oval" itself. It refers to a shape that is elongated and rounded, similar to an egg or an ellipse.
Oval
ellipse
It can be used as one, in a sentence such as:The oval shadow was large.Where shadow is the noun and oval is the adjective describing it.Usually though, oval is a noun. It CAN be used as an adjective though.
the French word "ovale" coming from the latin word for egg.
All the points of a circles circumferance are equidistant from the centre. If you make a shape with 2 focus points,Foci, then you will have an Oval or Elipse. Basically it is egg shaped. Some Cricket grounds are called the oval, Kennington in London & Kensingon in the West Indies, for example. Rugby balls are oval, or ovoid in shape. Most sports stadiums are 'the oval' because they are oval in shape.
"Oval" comes from the Latin word ovum, meaning egg. Ovals are shaped like eggs.
the circle the teacher wanted us to make looks more like an oval
oval