About The Word Oval
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Oval
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What's The Definition Of Oval?
[n] 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"
[adj] rounded like an egg Synonyms | Synonyms for Oval: egg-shaped | ellipse | elliptic | elliptical | ovate | oviform | ovoid | prolate | rounded Related Terms | Find terms related to Oval: archery ground | athletic field | badminton court | baseball field | basketball court | billiard parlor | bowling alley | bowling green | course | court | cricket ground | croquet ground | croquet lawn | diamond | egg-shaped | ellipse | ellipsoidal | elliptic | elliptical | fairway | field | football field | glaciarium | golf course | golf links | gridiron | gym | gymnasium | ice rink | infield | links | obovate | obovoid | outfield | ovate | oviform | ovoid | ovule | playground | playing field | playroom | polo ground | pool hall | poolroom | putting green | racecourse | racket court | rink | skating rink | soccer field | squash court | stretch | tennis court | track | turf See Also | circle | conic | conic section Oval In Webster's Dictionary \O"val\, a. [F. ovale, fr. L. ovum egg. Cf. {Egg}, {Ovum}.]
1. Of or pertaining to eggs; done in the egg, or inception;
as, oval conceptions. [Obs.]
2. Having the figure of an egg; oblong and curvilinear, with
one end broader than the other, or with both ends of about
the same breadth; in popular usage, elliptical.
3. (Bot.) Broadly elliptical.
{Oval chuck} (Mech.), a lathe chuck so constructed that work
attached to it, and cut by the turning tool in the usual
manner, becomes of an oval form.
\O"val\, n. A body or figure in the shape of an egg, or popularly, of an ellipse. {Cassinian oval} (Geom.), the locus of a point the product of whose distances from two fixed points is constant; -- so called from Cassini, who first investigated the curve. Thus, in the diagram, if P moves so that P A.P B is constant, the point P describes a Cassinian oval. The locus may consist of a single closed line, as shown by the dotted line, or of two equal ovals about the points A and B. |
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