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Added 9 October 2026

oval

/ˈəʊvəl/ noun

Latin root: ovalis Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about oval at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it.
the sums of the distances from the foci to any point on an ellipse is constant

adjective

Rounded like an egg.

Origin

From Late Latin ovalis, from ovum; cognate with French and Italian ovale, Dutch ovaal. From 1570.

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