Definition of oval
1 : an oval figure or object
2 : a racetrack in the shape of an oval or a rectangle having rounded corners
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Examples of oval in a Sentence
The racetrack is an oval.
Recent Examples of oval from the Web
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Track: New Hampshire Motor Speedway (oval, 1.06 miles).
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Meanwhile, Hildebrand teammate Spencer Pigot returns to the cockpit of the No. 20 car after sitting out the oval at Iowa.
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Two ghostly white ovals pop up and float on the screen.
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Track: Daytona International Speedway (oval, 2.5 miles).
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Other brands include WoodyKnows, with a design similar to Rhinix, and First Defense, an oval, gauzelike screen with an adhesive ring that fits outside each nostril.
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The planet is on a far side of the oval, so for most of the time, the satellite is far away from the planet it was sent out to study.
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Racine is also home of the official state pastry, the kringle — a handmade Danish pastry with fruity or sweet filling baked into a large oval.
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The main differences between the phones are that the OnePlus 5 doesn't have an Apple logo on the back and that the fingerprint reader is an oval.
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First Known Use of oval
1570
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Definition of oval
: having the shape of an egg; also : broadly elliptical
ovalness
nounExamples of oval in a Sentence
the Oval Office in the White House
Recent Examples of oval from the Web
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Its oval grille, vertical headlamps incorporating familiar J-blade running lamps, and sleek roofline tapering into the tail all resemble the F-Type coupe.
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Where nails are concerned, many manicure fiends are loyal to go-to nail shapes — from square and oval to a mixture of the two.
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A giant, dark red oval ruby, shaved flat as a college graduate’s hat and surrounded by tiny diamonds.
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The park will contain two oval play areas so smaller and larger dogs can play separately.
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The library is painted in bright orange with big oval windows and doors that are covered in chalk paint so kids can express themselves.
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The twin-aisle, oval-shaped jets would link cities that can’t be efficiently served by current aircraft models on medium-length flights, said Mike Delaney, a Boeing vice president and general manager for airplane development.
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The oval features are cyclones, up to 600 miles (1,000 kilometers) in diameter.
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Earnhardt has never won a points race at the Concord track, and his career average finish (19.0) is his second-worst on oval tracks.
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Origin and Etymology of oval
Medieval Latin ovalis, from Late Latin, of an egg, from Latin ovum
OVAL Defined for English Language Learners
oval
playDefinition of oval for English Language Learners
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: something that has the shape of an egg
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Definition of oval for English Language Learners
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: having the shape of an egg : shaped like a circle that is longer than it is wide
OVAL Defined for Kids
Definition of oval for Students
: something having the shape of an egg or ellipse The racetrack is an oval.
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