egg shaped OR elliptical
an oval or parentheses like shape on buildings such as the dome of the rock
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.
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.
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.
the French word "ovale" coming from the latin word for egg.
the circle the teacher wanted us to make looks more like an oval
"Oval" comes from the Latin word ovum, meaning egg. Ovals are shaped like eggs.
oval
When you are writing about a circular room oval officedoes not need to be capitalized - when you are referring to the room in the White House - Oval Office should be capitalized.
An oval, being a continuous shape, does not have sides by the normal definition. However, one can argue it has an infinite amount of sides.