1
: an oval figure or object
2
: a racetrack in the shape of an oval or a rectangle having rounded corners
: having the shape of an egg
also
: broadly elliptical
Synonyms
Examples of oval in a Sentence
Noun
The racetrack is an oval.
Adjective
the Oval Office in the White House
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Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 12 May 2024
Over a five-lap race, each driver must circumnavigate the inner oval four times and the outer once.
—J. George Gorant, Robb Report, 9 May 2024
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Noun
The Upper Peninsula and parts of northern Michigan will be in the green oval Sunday night, while the green oval may brush the northern part of the Upper Peninsula on Monday night.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 12 May 2024
Over a five-lap race, each driver must circumnavigate the inner oval four times and the outer once.
—J. George Gorant, Robb Report, 9 May 2024
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“Oval.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oval. Accessed 17 May. 2024.
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oval
1 of 2 noun
: an oval figure or object
oval
2 of 2 adjective
: having the shape or outline of an egg
Etymology
Adjective
from Latin ovalis (adjective) "having the shape of an egg," derived from earlier ovum "egg"
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